Total Crime Rate

525.5 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 525.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 329.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 46.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Robbery 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Osier Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 48th 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 Osier Street (E1 4AP) in the last 12 months was 525.5 per 1,000 residents and was 242.2% 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 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 384.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 393.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osier Street (E1 4AP), 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 Osier Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson 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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alderney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hannibal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redmans Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Redmans Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmans Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Square —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cressy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leatherdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Leatherdale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Leatherdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leatherdale Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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