Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

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 69.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Three Colt Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Three Colt Street (E14 8HH) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Three Colt Street (E14 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Three Colt Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Island Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dundee Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dundee Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Wharf β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newell Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Gill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beccles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Limehouse Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Three Colt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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