Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Harford Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 231st lowest 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 Harford Street (E1 4RL) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 166.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harford Street (E1 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ernest Street, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ben Jonson Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Tower Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bohn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Halley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Halley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Pechora Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bohn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bohn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bohn Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bohn Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bohn Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Oman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ben Jonson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Coltman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ben Jonson Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road —

Data Sources

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