Total Crime Rate
198.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Three Colt Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Three Colt Street (E14 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 198.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Three Colt Street (E14 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundee Wharf, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Drive (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Limehouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ropemaker'S Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stocks Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenade Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milligan Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milligan Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stocks Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stocks Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stocks Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Limehouse Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Salter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rugg Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Westferry | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westferry | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Premiere Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Premiere Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse Link (Tunnel) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse Link (Tunnel) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limehouse Link (Tunnel) | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cannon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Beccles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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