Total Crime Rate
86.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colet Flats area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Colet Flats (E1 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colet Flats (E1 0NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boulcott Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horseferry Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Church Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avis Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avis Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avis Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chudleigh Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avis Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Limehouse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pechora Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Local resolution |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.