Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Erlich Cottages area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Erlich Cottages (E1 2EL) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Stepney Green average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erlich Cottages (E1 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Erlich Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamplighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cavell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stepney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsey Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Heath Road —
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Data Sources

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