Crime Rates at Candy Street, London, E3 2LW

Candy Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 339th 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 Candy Street (E3 2LW) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Candy Street (E3 2LW), the main crime hotspot is near Usher Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.