Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 176.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 139.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellen Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 277th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellen Street (E1 1PB) in the last 12 months was 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellen Street (E1 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Virginia Street, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ellen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wellclose Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinder Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hessel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hessel Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Christian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stutfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stutfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Street Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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