Total Crime Rate
216.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ellen 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 1PB) 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 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whitechapel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pennington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swedenborg Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swedenborg Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Swedenborg Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Swedenborg Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swedenborg Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Betts Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mill Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ensign Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ensign Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ensign Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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