Total Crime Rate
155.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poplar High Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury , and the 302nd highest 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 Poplar High Street (E14 0AE) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% higher than the Lansbury average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 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 Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar High Street (E14 0AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerbey Street, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Susannah Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rigden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountague Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poplar Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harrow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harrow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harrow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A1261 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A1261 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smythe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountague Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountague Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountague Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shirbutt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shirbutt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shirbutt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirbutt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirbutt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Poplar Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smythe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sturry Street | Under investigation |
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