Crime Rates at Joshua Street, London, E14 0RD

Joshua Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury , and the 146th highest crime rate of 710 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 286.9 per 1,000 residents and was 135.0% higher than the Lansbury average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joshua Street (E14 0RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nairn Street, where police recorded 65 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.