Total Crime Rate
85.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brune Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brune Street (E1 7ND) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brune Street (E1 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Avenue. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jerome Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spital Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Widegate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B134 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Botolph Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Botolph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | B134 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Puma Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandy'S Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandy'S Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B134 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lamb Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wilkes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spital Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calvin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strype Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jerome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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