Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 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 102.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Essian Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 251st lowest 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 Essian Street (E1 4QE) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essian Street (E1 4QE), 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 Essian Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midlothian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandy Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sandalwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Essian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sandalwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shandy Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Tower Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Solebay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order White Tower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Halley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maroon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Commodore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Copperfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Canal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Canal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Ben Jonson Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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