Total Crime Rate
116.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boyton Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Boyton Close (E1 4AN) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boyton Close (E1 4AN), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Massingham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cephas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Globe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nicholas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cephas Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boyton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boyton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theven Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theven Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A11 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rickman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stepney Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cephas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A11 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mile End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
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