Total Crime Rate

125.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 125.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Church Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Church Road (E1 0QA) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Road (E1 0QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ratcliffe Cross Street, where police recorded 68 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.

Crime Over Time in Old Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunelm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ratcliffe Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Schoolhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Schoolhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Schoolhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brodlove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Diggon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ratcliffe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ratcliffe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ratcliffe Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ratcliffe Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ratcliffe Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Glasshouse Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ratcliffe Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ratcliffe Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ratcliffe Cross Street
Sep 2025Burglary Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitsea Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pitsea Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jardine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jardine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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