Total Crime Rate

331.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.6 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 331.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Joshua Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 116th 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 Joshua Street (E14 0RD) in the last 12 months was 331.5 per 1,000 residents and was 137.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joshua Street (E14 0RD), the main crime hotspot is near Everest Place. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Joshua Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hay Currie Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Zetland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dewberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Zetland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Everest Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Teviot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teviot Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teviot Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teviot Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Ullin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venue Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Everest Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Everest Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Langdon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Joshua Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Darnaway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ailsa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nairn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nairn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nairn Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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