Total Crime Rate
324.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elwin Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 118th highest 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 Elwin Street (E2 7BU) in the last 12 months was 324.4 per 1,000 residents and was 105.1% higher than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elwin Street (E2 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Columbia Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turin Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Horatio Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellington Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivimey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tillet Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tillet Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tillet Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ezra Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ezra Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ezra Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith'S Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Goldsmith'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tomlinson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenscroft Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ravenscroft Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allgood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlinson Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlinson Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlinson Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baxendale Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shipton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Padbury Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shipton Street | β |
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