Total Crime Rate
58.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coltman Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coltman Street (E14 7LN) in the last 12 months was 58.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the St Dunstan's average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coltman Street (E14 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yorkshire Road, where police recorded 82 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Salmon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Copperfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essian Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salmon Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Salmon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bohn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yorkshire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camdenhurst Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ben Jonson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Jonson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Jonson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rhodeswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tomlin'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tomlin'S Terrace | Offender given penalty notice |
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