Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newell Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Newell Street (E14 7JP) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newell Street (E14 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near St Anne'S Row. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Island Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beccles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tivoli Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Drugs | Northey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Northey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tivoli Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Basin Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolling Mills Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norway Place | β |
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