Total Crime Rate
119.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Candle 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coltman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Candle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duckett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Tower Way | β |
| 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 | Bicycle theft | Candle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Candle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Candle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Candle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midlothian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Midlothian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coltman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Jonson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
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