Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 47.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashfield Street area has the lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 93rd 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 Ashfield Street (E1 3EX) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Stepney Green average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Street (E1 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ashfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Damien Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavell Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halcrow Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Damien Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Damien Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Damien Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Damien Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Damien Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sidney Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adelina Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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