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 486th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 111th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bethnal Green West in the last 12 months was 167.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Tower Hamlets district average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bethnal Green West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 836 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 19 cases , up 46.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 80.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,175 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bethnal Green West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Mare Street, with 162 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cambridge Heath Road (63 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.