Crime Rates at Brick Lane, London, E1 6RL

Brick Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 48th 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 6RL) in the last 12 months was 551.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% 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 232 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Code Street (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.