Total Crime Rate

175.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 175.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southwater Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 278th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwater Close (E14 7TE) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwater Close (E14 7TE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwater Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalgleish Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodeswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodeswell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodeswell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farrance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rhodeswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Beccles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beccles Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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