Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 162.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 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

Anchor Terrace area has the 39th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 299th highest 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 Anchor Terrace (E1 4BA) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchor Terrace (E1 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 367 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anchor Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colebert Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colebert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mile End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mile End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mile End Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mile End Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mile End Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mile End Road
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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