Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Candle Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 693 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 4RS) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Candle Street (E1 4RS), the main crime hotspot is near Ben Jonson Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Candle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodeswell Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodeswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Public order Maroon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodeswell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Rhodeswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhodeswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhodeswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rhodeswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ben Jonson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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