Total Crime Rate
495.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duff Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury , and the 53rd 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 Duff Street (E14 6DL) in the last 12 months was 495.9 per 1,000 residents and was 306.1% higher than the Lansbury average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duff Street (E14 6DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerbey Street, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Mills Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lansbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Annabel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Finchs Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Finchs Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Simpson'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellesmere Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ellesmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smythe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Poplar | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smythe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smythe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Poplar | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flora Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kemps Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kemps Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Upper North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carron Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Augusta Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Augusta Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Flora Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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