Total Crime Rate

132.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pennyfields area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennyfields (E14 8HS) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennyfields (E14 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennyfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Salter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ming Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ming Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saracen Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nankin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hind Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pekin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingle Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person West India Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pekin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kemps Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pekin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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