Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Basin Approach area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Basin Approach (E14 7JB) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Basin Approach (E14 7JB), the main crime hotspot is near Yorkshire Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Flamborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Limehouse Link | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Northey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copenhagen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Basin Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horseferry Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Horseferry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Horseferry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolling Mills Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norway Place | β |
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