Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hobday 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hobday Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ellesmere Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Broomfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Watts Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Watts Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watts Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Metropolitan Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ellesmere Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pioneer Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pioneer Close
Apr 2026Drugs Broomfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Metropolitan Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brabazon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gale Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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