Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 693 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 7LH) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Commercial Road (E14 7LH), 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 (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft York Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parnham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maroon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Repton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Copenhagen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Public order Norbiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhodeswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dora Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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