Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunton Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 275th highest 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 Hunton Street (E1 5HF) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunton Street (E1 5HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumbers Row, where police recorded 254 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davenant Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hunton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Matthew'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greatorex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plumbers Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monthope Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Matthew'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Matthew'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shuttle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldman Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chicksand Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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