Total Crime Rate

751.5 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 751.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.6 10/10
  • Other theft 113.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Burglary 44.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
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

Brune Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 27th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brune Street (E1 7NH) in the last 12 months was 751.5 per 1,000 residents and was 124.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brune Street (E1 7NH), 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.

Crime Over Time in Brune Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jerome Street
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spital Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Widegate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B134
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Botolph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Botolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft B134 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Puma Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy'S Row
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy'S Row
Sep 2025Other theft B134 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lamb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wilkes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spital Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calvin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strype Street
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jerome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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