Total Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 23rd 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 Commercial Road (E14 7LG) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Commercial Road (E14 7LG), the main crime hotspot is near Limehouse. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Limehouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dalgleish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dalgleish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camdenhurst Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yorkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yorkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yorkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yorkshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yorkshire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Salmon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salmon Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Salmon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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