Total Crime Rate

90.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Athol Square area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 202nd 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 Athol Square (E14 0NP) in the last 12 months was 90.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athol Square (E14 0NP), the main crime hotspot is near Leven Road. Police recorded 107 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 Athol Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ditchburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ditchburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ditchburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ditchburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robin Hood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woolmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmore Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmore Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oliphant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliphant Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ditchburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valencia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leven Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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