Total Crime Rate
286.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burcham 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 Burcham Street (E14 0SL) 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 Burcham Street (E14 0SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Susannah Street, where police recorded 108 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolmore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tayburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tayburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brion Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brion Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joshua Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woolmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tapley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woolmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woolmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woolmore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cotton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cotton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bazely Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bazely Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tayburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chrisp Street | — |
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