Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.0 10/10
  • Robbery 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.3 10/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 113th highest crime rate of 693 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 Poplar High Street (E14 0AW) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 138.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar High Street (E14 0AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerbey Street, where police recorded 153 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.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneyard Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kerbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kerbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kerbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sturry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sturry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plimsoll Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jeremiah Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Susannah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bazely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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