Total Crime Rate
169.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Masters Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 287th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Masters Street (E1 3NW) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Masters Street (E1 3NW), 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 | Other theft | Sandalwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Jonson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehorse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Solomon Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Solomon Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Solomon Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Solomon Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Jonson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sandalwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ben Jonson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lighterman Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Eastbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A11 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mile End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dongola Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ernest Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernest Street | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.