Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 62.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Ratcliffe Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ratcliffe Lane (E14 7JF) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Lane (E14 7JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ratcliffe Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ratcliffe Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ratcliffe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Limehouse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Limehouse Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse —
Apr 2026Other theft Ratcliffe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft York Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wakeling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakeling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belgrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Limehouse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Barnes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salmon Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Salmon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salmon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

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