Total Crime Rate
85.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· 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 7NN) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 7NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 196 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wentworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gun Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Steward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Steward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunthorpe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gunthorpe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gunthorpe Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandy'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gunthorpe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gunthorpe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artillery Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strype Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunthorpe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gun Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crispin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crispin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crispin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B134 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | B134 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B134 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brushfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlesex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brushfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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