Total Crime Rate
79.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brownfield Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Brownfield Street (E14 6NF) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brownfield Street (E14 6NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerbey Street, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East India Dock Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hay Currie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tapley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tayburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tayburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tayburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burcham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harrow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burcham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burcham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burcham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burcham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolmore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hay Currie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woolmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woolmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woolmore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cotton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cotton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harrow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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