Total Crime Rate

137.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ernest Street area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ernest Street (E1 4SN) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ernest Street (E1 4SN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ernest Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Tower Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bohn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bohn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bohn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bohn Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Square β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Canal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candle Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Candle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Candle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Candle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street β€”

Data Sources

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