Total Crime Rate

282.6 per 1,000 10/10 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 282.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arbour 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Arbour Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brodlove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Seagrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summercourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elf Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Martineau Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Martineau Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martineau Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martineau Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Head Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Commercial Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steel'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Exmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Senrab Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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