Total Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 138.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Westcott House area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 344th 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 Westcott House (E14 0DG) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower than the Lansbury average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcott House (E14 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westcott House area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pennyfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poplar Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplar Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplar Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirbutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirbutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirbutt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stoneyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stoneyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stoneyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoneyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneyard Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneyard Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malam Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Street —
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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