Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 60.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Aylward Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 117th 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 Aylward Street (E1 0ER) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aylward Street (E1 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clearbrook Way, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickham Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aylward Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Exmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diggon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Diggon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aylward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Way
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Senrab Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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