Total Crime Rate

169.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 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 169.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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

Dongola Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 287th highest 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 Dongola Road (E1 4QR) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dongola Road (E1 4QR), 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 Dongola Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Row —
Apr 2026Public order Copperfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Solebay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Commodore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ben Jonson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sandalwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandalwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shandy Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandy Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Copperfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maroon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Halley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Copperfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmott Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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