Total Crime Rate

193.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 193.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barchester Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 248th highest crime rate of 693 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 Barchester Street (E14 6RD) in the last 12 months was 193.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% higher than the Lansbury average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barchester Street (E14 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Violet Road. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barchester Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Road
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Violet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guthridge Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guthridge Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guthridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Violet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yeo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Morris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balladier Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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