Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 142.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Georges Square area has the 20th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 327th highest 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 St Georges Square (E14 8DL) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Square (E14 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boulcott Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Georges Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horseferry Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitsea Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pitsea Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Boulcott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jardine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jardine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Spert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ratcliffe Cross Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yorkshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Yorkshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Horse Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wakeling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ratcliffe Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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