Crime Rates at Bancroft Road, London, E1 4BS

Bancroft Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bancroft Road (E1 4BS) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bancroft Road (E1 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stepney Green, where police recorded 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bancroft Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.