Total Crime Rate

291.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 291.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 190.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ernest Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 148th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ernest Street (E1 4RA) in the last 12 months was 291.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ).

In the area around Ernest Street (E1 4RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stepney Green, where police recorded 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (208 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ernest Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A11 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duckett Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shandy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dongola Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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