Total Crime Rate
112.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Highway area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Highway (E1W 3EU) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 11 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Highway (E1W 3EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ratcliffe Cross Street, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Limehouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ratcliffe Cross Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Schoolhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jardine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glamis Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Schoolhouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Schoolhouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lipton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitsea Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitsea Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warren Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stepney Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ratcliffe Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elf Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Glamis Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brodlove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brodlove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodlove Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodlove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jardine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glasshouse Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodlove Lane | Under investigation |
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