Total Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 117.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avis Square area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avis Square (E1 0QD) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avis Square (E1 0QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clearbrook Way, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boulcott Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avis Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belgrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bere Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Boulcott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warren Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Head Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lighterman Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seagrave Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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