Total Crime Rate
202.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broomfield Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury , and the 239th 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 Broomfield Street (E14 6GL) in the last 12 months was 202.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% higher than the Lansbury average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broomfield Street (E14 6GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yeo Street, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotall Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Augusta Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barchester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barchester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saracen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Canton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Canton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Canton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guthridge Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guthridge Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pioneer Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barchester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Augusta Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeo Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yeo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flora Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Flora Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Flora Close | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flora Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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