Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ben 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ben Jonson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belgrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Commodore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shandy Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandy Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lighterman Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bohn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maroon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Master'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Master'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Repton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bohn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duckett Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dongola Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dongola Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Row
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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