Total Crime Rate
114.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hobday Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hobday Street (E14 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hobday Street (E14 6AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerbey Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rifle Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lansbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ellesmere Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broomfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Watts Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watts Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watts Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ellesmere Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Metropolitan Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ellesmere Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pioneer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pioneer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broomfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Metropolitan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brabazon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawgood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawgood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gale Street | Under investigation |
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