Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Three Colt Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 119th 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 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Three Colt Street (E14 8HZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Island Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barleycorn Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleycorn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ropemaker'S Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norbiton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norbiton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copenhagen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Copenhagen Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwater Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barleycorn Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brightlingsea Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwater Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Limehouse Link | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beccles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beccles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shoulder Of Mutton Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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