Total Crime Rate

299.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 299.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 184.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ellsworth Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 140th highest crime rate of 693 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 Ellsworth Street (E2 0AU) in the last 12 months was 299.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the Bethnal Green West average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 378.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellsworth Street (E2 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Heath Road. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellsworth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Bethnal Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birkbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Finnis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilmot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birkbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Corfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winkley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blythe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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