Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gill 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Gill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinidad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Three Colt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Trinidad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rich Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Salter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birchfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Three Colt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newell Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pinefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pinefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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