Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saracen Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury , and the 278th 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 Saracen Street (E14 6HW) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% higher than the Lansbury average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saracen Street (E14 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stainsby Road, where police recorded 117 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.

Crime Over Time in Saracen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annabel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennyfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pinefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pinefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stainsby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stainsby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stainsby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennyfields β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelling Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Kilner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Ursula Gould Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cotall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Saltwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosefield Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Saltwell Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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