Total Crime Rate
282.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arbour Square area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 150th 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 Arbour Square (E1 0SH) in the last 12 months was 282.6 per 1,000 residents and was 175.9% higher than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% 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 Brodlove Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brodlove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Arbour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stepney Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodlove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodlove Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodlove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brodlove Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brodlove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Seagrave Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summercourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Arbour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elf Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Martineau Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Martineau Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martineau Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martineau Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Arbour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Head Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Musbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Commercial Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Steel'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Exmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmouth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Arbour Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Arbour Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Senrab Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbour Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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