Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aston Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Aston Street (E14 7NG) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aston Street (E14 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Ben Jonson Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aston Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belgrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parnham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maroon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dongola Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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