Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brodlove Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Brodlove Lane (E1W 3DB) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brodlove Lane (E1W 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clearbrook Way, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnado Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brodlove Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clearbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arbour Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arbour Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street
Apr 2026Burglary Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnado Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Head Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitsea Street
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bere Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warren Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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