Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 127.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 325th lowest 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 Harford Street (E1 4QD) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road
Apr 2026Drugs Ben Jonson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ben Jonson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bohn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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