Total Crime Rate

364.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 364.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Drugs 35.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.6 10/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Commercial Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 97th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (E14 7LA) in the last 12 months was 364.8 per 1,000 residents and was 199.0% higher than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (E14 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yorkshire Road, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilson'S Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Yorkshire Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maroon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Repton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwater Close —
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 2026Robbery St Anne'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Parnham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dora Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodeswell Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodeswell Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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