Total Crime Rate
98.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boyton Close area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 693 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 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boyton Close (E1 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stepney Green, where police recorded 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bethnal Green East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A11 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stepney Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hannibal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hannibal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hannibal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beveridge Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cephas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Warley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tinsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cephas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stepney Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.