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Is Limehouse safe?

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Indicative score

Normal caution

Based on public recorded crime near Limehouse, Tower Hamlets within 500m.

Incidents

134

Trend

stable

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: July 2026.

violent crime35
Anti-social behaviour44
Burglary11
Other theft10
Vehicle crime8
Public order9

Area Profile

Visitor-friendly by day, calmer in the evening, and best for stays that do not need West End proximity.

Tourist friendlinessExcellent
Family suitabilityHigh
NightlifeQuiet
Late-night cautionLow

Local Policing

This point falls in the Limehouse neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.

Current local priorities

  • Drug dealing on three Colt Street with particular emphasis on St Annes church yard and Building 7 three colt street where users have been booting in the door and staying in the stairwell, causing ASB and having altercations with residents who live in the block
  • Drug use around Trinidad street, Limehouse causeway towards West ferry DLR
  • Speeding / E-bike use around Limehouse as a whole
Local policing team page

Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

Westferry

438m away · DLR

Limehouse

542m away · DLR

Limehouse

549m away · c2c

West India Quay

939m away · DLR

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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