Crime Rates at Bancroft Road, London, E1 4BS

Bancroft Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bancroft Road (E1 4BS) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.5% 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 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bancroft Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.