Total Crime Rate

237.0 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 237.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.4 10/10
  • Drugs 28.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pennyfields area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 196th 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 Pennyfields (E14 8HP) in the last 12 months was 237.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennyfields (E14 8HP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennyfields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westferry Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Saltwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Saltwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milligan Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Westferry Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westferry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westferry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limehouse Link (Tunnel) β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Garford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cannon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinidad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nankin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pekin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenade Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Trinidad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rich Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Salter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Street β€”

Data Sources

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