Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 200.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 240th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aston Street (E14 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aston Street (E14 7NJ), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belgrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street —
Apr 2026Public order Maroon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Row —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dongola Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dongola Road —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Halley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parnham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duckett Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lighterman Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Repton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Halley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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