Total Crime Rate

260.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 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 260.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Peartree Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 171st 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 Peartree Lane (E1W 3SR) in the last 12 months was 260.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.5% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peartree Lane (E1W 3SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardinge Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brodlove Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peartree Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Twine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elf Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Wapping Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monza Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardinge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martineau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martineau Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oyster Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oyster Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oyster Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elf Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elf Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elf Row —
Apr 2026Drugs Monza Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elf Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King David Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Glamis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milk Yard —
Apr 2026Public order Milk Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King David Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King David Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milk Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King David Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Juniper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcastle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcastle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glamis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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