Total Crime Rate
398.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brick Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 81st highest crime rate of 710 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 398.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -53.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 160.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% 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 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Spitalfields & Banglatown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatorex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aldgate East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aldgate East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldgate East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hopetown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hopetown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hopetown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopetown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopetown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopetown Street | Under investigation |
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