Crime Rates at Narrow Street, London, E14 8DX

Narrow Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 127th 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 8DX) in the last 12 months was 318.4 per 1,000 residents and was 161.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Narrow Street (E14 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ratcliffe Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.