Total Crime Rate

286.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 286.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burcham 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.

Crime Over Time in Burcham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tayburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tayburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brion Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joshua Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woolmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tapley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woolmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woolmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolmore Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bazely Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bazely Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tayburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chrisp Street

Data Sources

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