Total Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jamaica Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jamaica Street (E1 3DT) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jamaica Street (E1 3DT), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jamaica Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redmans Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Arbour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Arbour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbour Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbour Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Antill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Antill Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jubilee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redmans Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stepney Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redmans Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Exmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cressy Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cressy Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jubilee Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wickham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wickham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Arbour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stepney Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clearbrook Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Senrab Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hannibal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stepney Way | β |
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