Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newell 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Newell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Island Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Gill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beccles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Northey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Northey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shoulder Of Mutton Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Public order Basin Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rolling Mills Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norway Place β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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