Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elf Row area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elf Row (E1W 3EH) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Shadwell average (135.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elf Row (E1W 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clearbrook Way, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnado Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elf Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Juniper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arbour Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Clearbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clearbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arbour Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Ronald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnardo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Arbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clearbrook Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Barnado Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steel'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardinge Street —
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Data Sources

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