Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 106.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elsa Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 693 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 Elsa Street (E1 0NY) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elsa Street (E1 0NY), 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 Elsa Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belgrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street β€”
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 Parnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bohn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bohn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Street β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnham Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shandy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shandy Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Row β€”
Apr 2026Public order White Tower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Tower Way β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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