Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Nelson Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 266th lowest 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 2DY) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Stepney Green average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (E1 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/156)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order East Mount Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order East Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Timberland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Buross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hungerford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Mount Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anthony Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Anthony Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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