Total Crime Rate
129.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ellsworth Street area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 710 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 Ellsworth Street (E2 0AX) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ellsworth Street (E2 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Heath Road. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cambridge Heath | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Seabright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Seabright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seabright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seabright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seabright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seabright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Three Colts Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winkley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minerva Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wilmot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilmot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minerva Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finnis Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Minerva Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Minerva Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Corfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glass Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blythe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witan Street | Under investigation |
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