Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 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 169.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elver Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 290th 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 Elver Gardens (E2 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Bethnal Green West average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elver Gardens (E2 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushmead, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolverley Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elver Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Coate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinmont Street —
Apr 2026Public order Dinmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hague Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Derbyshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blythe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blythe Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roberta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Roberta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wolverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverley Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Derbyshire Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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