Crime Rates at Candle Street, London, E1 4RP

Candle 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 Candle Street (E1 4RP) 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 Candle Street (E1 4RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Toby Lane, where police recorded 111 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.