Total Crime Rate

216.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 174.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellen Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 216th 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 Ellen Street (E1 1NA) in the last 12 months was 216.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellen Street (E1 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Plumbers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Golding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ropewalk Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ropewalk Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ropewalk Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parfett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Christian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Myrdle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settles Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gower'S Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gower'S Walk Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settles Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Burglary Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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