Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottage Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Street (E14 0HE) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Lansbury average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Street (E14 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerbey Street, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East India Dock Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cottage Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountague Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smythe Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ricardo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bazely Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bazely Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bazely Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bazely Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountague Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smythe Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountague Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shirbutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shirbutt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shirbutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hay Currie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirbutt Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East India Dock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smythe Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons East India Dock Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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