Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 116.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boyton 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Boyton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Massingham Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Cephas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Globe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nicholas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cephas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyton Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Boyton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theven Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Theven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A11 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Cephas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A11 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”

Data Sources

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