Total Crime Rate
239.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Narrow 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 Narrow Street (E14 8BP) 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 areaβs 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 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 Narrow Street (E14 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundee Wharf, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Three Colt Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Island Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pageant Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightlingsea Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brightlingsea Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ropemaker'S Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barleycorn Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barleycorn Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Narrow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundee Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dundee Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dundee Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrow Street | Under investigation |
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