Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 149.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wellesley Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Street (E1 3DR) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Street (E1 3DR), 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 Wellesley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Exmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seagrave Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diggon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tinsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Arbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beveridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Arbour Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aylward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Senrab Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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