Crime Rate in Bethnal Green West, ward

Bethnal Green West has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 414th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 100th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bethnal Green West in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher than the Tower Hamlets district average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bethnal Green West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 910 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 25 cases , up 19.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 19.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,274 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bethnal Green West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Mare Street, with 257 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cambridge Heath Road (56 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.