Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 55.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 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
  • 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

Ashfield Street area has the lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 693 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 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Stepney Green average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Street (E1 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsey Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cavell Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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