Crime Rates at Nelson Street, London, E1 2DL

Nelson Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 232nd 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 Nelson Street (E1 2DL) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (E1 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 371 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.