Total Crime Rate

219.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beccles Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 226th 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 Beccles Street (E14 8HD) in the last 12 months was 219.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beccles Street (E14 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beccles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/128)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dod Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dod Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dod Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Premiere Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Premiere Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westferry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westferry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rugg Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farrance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Dod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Farrance Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Salter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Limehouse Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocks Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stocks Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stocks Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stocks Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milligan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milligan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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