Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ben Johnson Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Johnson Road (E1 3NN) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ben Johnson Road (E1 3NN), the main crime hotspot is near Ben Jonson Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ben Johnson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Halley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ben Jonson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bohn Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakeling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bohn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bohn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wakeling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ben Jonson Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bohn Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pechora Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bohn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camdenhurst Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bohn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Tower Way β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Oman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Master'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flamborough Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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