Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellesmere Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellesmere Street (E14 6LB) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Lansbury average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Street (E14 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Yeo Street. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellesmere Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flora Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flora Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Flora Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Flora Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Flora Close Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flora Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Flora Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kerbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Morris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Augusta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Augusta Street
Sep 2025Robbery Fawe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flora Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Barchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kerbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chrisp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chrisp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chrisp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chrisp Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Alton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Mills Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pioneer Close

Data Sources

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