Total Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brodlove 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.
View Crime In Shadwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clearbrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Havering Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arbour Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arbour Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnardo Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnardo Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barnado Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barnado Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnado Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albert Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clearbrook Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Head Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Head Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitsea Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bere Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warren Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warren Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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