Total Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.8 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 141.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

New Festival Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 341st highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Festival Avenue (E14 6FT) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Festival Avenue (E14 6FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stainsby Road, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Mills Way (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Festival Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pelling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Giraud Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ricardo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Giraud Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Giraud Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bygrove Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Jeremiah Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Flora Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirbutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirbutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirbutt Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cordelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malam Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Broomfield Street Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Ellesmere Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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