Total Crime Rate

406.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 406.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.0 8/10
  • Drugs 30.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Hayfield Yard area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 81st 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 Hayfield Yard (E1 4LL) in the last 12 months was 406.7 per 1,000 residents and was 286.4% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 183.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayfield Yard (E1 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 367 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hayfield Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/129)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hannibal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaumont Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hannibal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cephas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cephas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mile End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hayfield Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Massingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frimley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frimley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alderney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mile End Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Mile End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mile End Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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