Total Crime Rate
227.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 204th 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 Commercial Road (E14 7LW) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 122.3% higher than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (β 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Road (E14 7LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boulcott Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yorkshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yorkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Drugs | Northey Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Burglary | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yorkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yorkshire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yorkshire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Northey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Limehouse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boulcott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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