Total Crime Rate

552.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 552.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 181.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.9 10/10
  • Burglary 45.5 10/10
  • Drugs 45.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barleycorn Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 46th 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 Barleycorn Way (E14 8DE) in the last 12 months was 552.5 per 1,000 residents and was 372.0% higher than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barleycorn Way (E14 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near St Anne'S Row. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barleycorn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Island Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barleycorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Way —
Sep 2025Robbery Ropemaker'S Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brightlingsea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brightlingsea Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Salter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rich Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinidad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trinidad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Copenhagen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Three Colt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dundee Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westferry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westferry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westferry Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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