Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ben Jonson Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 317th highest crime rate of 710 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 Ben Jonson Road (E1 4QG) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ben Jonson Road (E1 4QG), the main crime hotspot is near Ben Jonson Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ben Jonson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lighterman Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Horse Road —
Sep 2025Drugs White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitehorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs York Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Halley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street —
Sep 2025Public order Ocean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Candle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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