Total Crime Rate

245.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 245.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Burglary 44.0 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harford Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 188th highest crime rate of 693 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 Harford Street (E1 4GF) in the last 12 months was 245.4 per 1,000 residents and was 133.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harford Street (E1 4GF), 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 Harford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barnes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Commodore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sandalwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandalwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dongola Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dongola Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Solebay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order White Tower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duckett Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shandy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Tower Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Toby Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ben Jonson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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