Total Crime Rate
92.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harford 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.
View Crime In St Dunstan's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Tower Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pechora Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oman Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bohn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oman Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ben Jonson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coltman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Jonson Road | — |
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