Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 236.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Edwin Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 199th 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 Edwin Street (E1 4AY) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwin Street (E1 4AY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Edwin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hayfield Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamplighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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