Total Crime Rate
170.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Saracen 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Annabel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pennyfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelling Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pinefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pinefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stainsby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stainsby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stainsby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennyfields | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pelling Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kilner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ursula Gould Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelling Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dod Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Saltwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosefield Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltwell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltwell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Saltwell Street | Under investigation |
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