Total Crime Rate

198.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 198.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Narrow 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 Narrow Street (E14 8BP) 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 Narrow Street (E14 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundee Wharf, where police recorded 64 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.

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Crime Over Time in Narrow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Apr 2026Public order Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barleycorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newell Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Anne'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundee Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wharf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doubletree Docklands Nelson Dock Under investigation
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Data Sources

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