Total Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saracen 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.
View Crime In Mile End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kemps Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pekin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pekin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pekin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Mills Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edward Mills Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Edward Mills Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kemps Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kemps Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kemps Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nankin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindfield Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ming Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ming Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saracen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pekin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneyard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartlett Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bygrove Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jeremiah Street | Under investigation |
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