Crime Rates at Candle Street, London, E1 4SF

Candle Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 214th 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 4SF) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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