Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ben Jonson Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 134th 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 Ben Jonson Road (E1 3NL) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ben Jonson Road (E1 3NL), the main crime hotspot is near Ben Jonson Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Dunstan's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Belgrave Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Commodore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shandy Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shandy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lighterman Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Galsworthy Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maroon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Master'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Master'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belgrave Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Solomon Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duckett Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dongola Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dongola Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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