Total Crime Rate

244.0 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 244.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nelson Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 710 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 244.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (E1 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/210)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burslem Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hessel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hessel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainton Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hainton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ponler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fulbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ponler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavell Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fulbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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