Crime Rates at Matlock Street, London, E14 7NN

Matlock Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 237th 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 Matlock Street (E14 7NN) in the last 12 months was 204.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% higher than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matlock Street (E14 7NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ben Jonson Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.