Total Crime Rate

190.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 190.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 254th highest crime rate of 693 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 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brayford Square (E1 0SG), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brayford Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcastle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seagrave Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnado Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Way
Apr 2026Burglary Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aylward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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