Postcode · London
Crime in E3 4AQ
How much crime is recorded in E3 4AQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Limehouse North & Stepney East
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,916 (2024)
E3 4AQLondon
How safe is E3 4AQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E3 4AQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E3 4AQNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary11.09.1
Other theft6.74.5
Drugs5.12.4
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order2.34.6
Robbery0.81.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.