Total Crime Rate

139.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 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 139.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Jamaica Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jamaica Street (E1 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jamaica Street (E1 3AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Grove, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mile End Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jamaica Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Robbery Ewhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seagrave Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Arbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morecambe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Morecambe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Morecambe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green
Apr 2026Drugs Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tinsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beveridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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