Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 61.2 6/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.8 1/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Basin Approach area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 121st 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 Basin Approach (E14 7JN) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basin Approach (E14 7JN), 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 Basin Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salmon Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wharf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norbiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norbiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norbiton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Apr 2026Public order Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barleycorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Copenhagen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newell Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Anne'S Passage 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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