Total Crime Rate

238.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 238.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norway Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 197th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norway Place (E14 7HT) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% higher than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norway Place (E14 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Wilson'S Place. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norway Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tivoli Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwater Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Anne'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Copenhagen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tivoli Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barleycorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dora Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dora Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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