Total Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 119.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Candle Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 332nd 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 4RR) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Candle Street (E1 4RR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Candle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duckett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Tower Way β€”
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 2025Bicycle theft Candle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midlothian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midlothian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ben Jonson Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coltman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Repton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Repton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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