Total Crime Rate
119.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mile End Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mile End Road (E1 4UN) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mile End Road (E1 4UN), the main crime hotspot is near Cleveland Grove. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malcolm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolsey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyllen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redmans Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wolsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolsey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Vawdrey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vawdrey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cephas Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Heath Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolsey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redmans Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wolsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lamplighter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adelina Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adelina Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cleveland Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cleveland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cleveland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cleveland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cleveland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cleveland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wyllen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nicholas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hayfield Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stepney Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smithy Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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