Total Crime Rate
173.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hunton 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Matthew'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greatorex Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumbers Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monthope Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Matthew'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthew'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brick Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brick Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brick Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brick Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shuttle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldman Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chicksand Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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