Total Crime Rate

265.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 265.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rich Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 165th highest crime rate of 693 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 Rich Street (E14 8BA) in the last 12 months was 265.4 per 1,000 residents and was 117.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rich Street (E14 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Anne'S Row, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farrance Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rich Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westferry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dod Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dod Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Premiere Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Premiere Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westferry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse Link (Tunnel) —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rugg Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farrance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Salter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse Link (Tunnel) —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limehouse Link (Tunnel) Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocks Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Pennyfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennyfields Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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