Total Crime Rate
154.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Basin Approach area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 310th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Basin Approach (E14 7JS) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Basin Approach (E14 7JS), 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 | St Anne Street | β |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Three Colt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Basin Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolling Mills Mews | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norway Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
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