Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ernest Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ernest Street (E1 4QX) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Ernest Street (E1 4QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stepney Green, where police recorded 375 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (227 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Louisa Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Toby Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Toby Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Louisa Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louisa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louisa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beaumont Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaumont Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beaumont Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ernest Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ernest Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
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