Total Crime Rate

239.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 239.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Three Colt Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 190th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Three Colt Street (E14 8AP) in the last 12 months was 239.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.3% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Three Colt Street (E14 8AP), 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 Three Colt Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Ropemaker'S Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brightlingsea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brightlingsea Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Salter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rich Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinidad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trinidad 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Three Colt Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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