Total Crime Rate

240.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 240.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.0 10/10
  • Burglary 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 188th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Square (E1 3NG) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 134.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Square (E1 3NG), 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 Rectory Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duckett Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ocean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Master'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ernest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ernest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A11 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A11 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ewhurst Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wickham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wickham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chudleigh Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avis Square Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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