Total Crime Rate

524.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 524.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 264.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 39.2 10/10
  • Burglary 34.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brick Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 49th 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 6RL) in the last 12 months was 524.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brick Lane (E1 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Code Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brick Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person A1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aldgate East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fashion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nathaniel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heneage Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting White'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrawl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thrawl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chicksand Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chicksand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Links Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chicksand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toynbee Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lolesworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lolesworth Close

Data Sources

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