Crime Rates at Elizabeth Close, London, E14 6DW

Elizabeth Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury , and the 53rd 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 Elizabeth Close (E14 6DW) in the last 12 months was 495.9 per 1,000 residents and was 306.1% higher than the Lansbury average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Close (E14 6DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kerbey Street, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Mills Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.