Crime Rates at Candle Street, London, E1 4SF

Candle Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Candle Street (E1 4SF) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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