Crime Rates at Penny Brookes Street, London, E20 1BP

Penny Brookes Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Stratford Olympic Park , and the 241st highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

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 Penny Brookes Street (E20 1BP) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Stratford Olympic Park average (395.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Brookes Street (E20 1BP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2248 crimes here, including 326 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.