Total Crime Rate
103.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gill Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 270th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Gill Street (E14 8AF) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gill Street (E14 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near St Anne'S Row. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Anne'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinidad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Three Colt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Three Colt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenade Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenade Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenade Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trinidad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rich Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Salter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchfield Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchfield Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Birchfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barleycorn Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barleycorn Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Three Colt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pinefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pinefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cannon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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