Total Crime Rate

179.9 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 179.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brayford Square area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 266th 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 Brayford Square (E1 0SG) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brayford Square (E1 0SG), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brayford Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jamaica Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ewhurst Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wickham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wickham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jamaica Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jamaica Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Stepney Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stepney Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oyster Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Stepney Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stepney Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Devonport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martineau Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Exmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steel'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summercourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summercourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elf Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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