Total Crime Rate

414.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 414.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 125.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Other theft 65.4 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mile End Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 74th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mile End Road (E1 4AA) in the last 12 months was 414.2 per 1,000 residents and was 169.7% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 318.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 139.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mile End Road (E1 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mile End Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mile End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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