Crime Rates at Ernest Street, London, E1 4RB

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 4RB) 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 4RB), 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 (211 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.