Total Crime Rate

580.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 580.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 220.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Burglary 52.5 10/10
  • Drugs 42.0 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • 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 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 45th 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 Narrow Street (E14 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 580.4 per 1,000 residents and was 375.7% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 150.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Narrow Street (E14 8BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Horseferry Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Narrow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Horseferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Northey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalgleish Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Dalgleish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalgleish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Island Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Island Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ropemaker'S Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wharf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Apr 2026Public order Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barleycorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Northey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropemaker'S Fields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolling Mills Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elizabeth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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