Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Saracen Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saracen Street (E14 6HE) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 14 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 15 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saracen Street (E14 6HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pigott Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saracen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kemps Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pekin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pekin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pekin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Mills Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Mills Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Edward Mills Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kemps Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kemps Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kemps Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nankin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Street
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindfield Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ming Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ming Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saracen Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pekin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Street
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bartlett Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bygrove Street
Apr 2026Other theft Jeremiah Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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