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 7NL) 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 7NL), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bohn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order White Tower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Tower Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Master'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Master'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bohn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lighterman Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ben Jonson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ben Jonson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ben Jonson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Jonson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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