Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Narrow Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 710 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 8DH) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Narrow Street (E14 8DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boulcott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Limehouse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Schoolhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Schoolhouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Schoolhouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stepney Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boulcott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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