Total Crime Rate

243.7 per 1,000 10/10 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 243.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Albert Mews area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 184th 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 Albert Mews (E14 8EH) in the last 12 months was 243.7 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Mews (E14 8EH), the main crime hotspot is near Wilson'S Place. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Albert Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Basin Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Limehouse Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shoulder Of Mutton Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shoulder Of Mutton Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shoulder Of Mutton Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Northey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Northey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Norway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norway Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rolling Mills Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horseferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Horseferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horseferry Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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