Total Crime Rate

260.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 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 260.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 203.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Arbour Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 169th 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 Arbour Square (E1 0SH) in the last 12 months was 260.9 per 1,000 residents and was 147.9% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -3.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arbour Square (E1 0SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clearbrook Way, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickham Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arbour Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glamis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Senrab Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diggon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Diggon Street 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 Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aylward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Arbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ewhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seagrave Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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