Total Crime Rate

509.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 509.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Public order 49.1 10/10
  • Other theft 38.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.7 10/10
  • Robbery 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
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

Mile End Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 54th highest crime rate of 693 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 509.5 per 1,000 residents and was 258.9% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 171.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mile End Road (E1 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 367 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mile End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alderney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaumont Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B120 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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