Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Roland Mews area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roland Mews (E1 3JT) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% higher than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roland Mews (E1 3JT), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Roland Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Assembly Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Assembly Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Assembly Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theven Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Theven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Theven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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