Crime Rates at Ernest Street, London, E1 4RF

Ernest Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 710 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 4RF) in the last 12 months was 471.5 per 1,000 residents and was 207.1% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 164.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ernest Street (E1 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 225 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.