Total Crime Rate

237.0 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 237.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.4 10/10
  • Drugs 28.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Milligan Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 196th 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 Milligan Street (E14 8AT) in the last 12 months was 237.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milligan Street (E14 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundee Wharf, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Anne Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Milligan Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dundee Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dundee Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Milligan Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cannon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West India Dock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cannon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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