Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 134.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Saltwell Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 341st lowest crime rate of 693 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 Saltwell Street (E14 0DH) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwell Street (E14 0DH), 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 Saltwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pennyfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirbutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplar Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hale Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirbutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirbutt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Theft from the person Malam Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malam Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poplar Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Lane —
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
Apr 2026Drugs Sturry Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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