Total Crime Rate

404.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 404.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Other theft 39.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 1.4 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

Brick Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brick Lane (E1 6PU) in the last 12 months was 404.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brick Lane (E1 6PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 232 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brick Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/210)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckle Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Princelet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hopetown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Princelet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princelet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princelet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princelet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spital Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pomell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pomell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pomell Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pomell Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spital Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nathaniel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft White'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Links Yard —
Apr 2026Other theft Spital Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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