Total Crime Rate

168.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Musbury Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 281st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

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 Musbury Street (E1 0PG) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% higher than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Musbury Street (E1 0PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sidney Street, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commercial Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Musbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Commercial Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Exmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steel'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Devonport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clearbrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oyster Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stepney Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sidney Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromehead Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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