Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 57.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brightlingsea Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brightlingsea Place (E14 8DB) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightlingsea Place (E14 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Wilson'S Place. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brightlingsea Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Narrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Anne'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Bicycle theft Newell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
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 Wilson'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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