Total Crime Rate
118.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cottage Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Street (E14 0AA) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Lansbury average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cottage Street (E14 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerbey Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East India Dock Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Poplar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malam Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kerbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Southill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kerbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kerbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sturry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kerbey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kerbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kerbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kerbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kerbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kerbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kerbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kerbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kerbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.