Total Crime Rate
243.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This 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 This (E14 8EN) 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 areaβs 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 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 postcode E14 8EN, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yorkshire Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sophia Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sophia Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | William Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admiral Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Narrow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pageant Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yorkshire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightlingsea Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brightlingsea Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ropemaker'S Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Limehouse Link | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dalgleish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Salmon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yorkshire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dalgleish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Northey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yorkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salmon Lane | β |
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