Crime Rates at Market Square, London, E14 6BU

Market Square area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (E14 6BU) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Lansbury average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (E14 6BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerbey Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East India Dock Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.