Crime Rates at Bancroft Road, London, E1 4BU

Bancroft Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 210th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bancroft Road (E1 4BU) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 158.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bancroft Road (E1 4BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stepney Green, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (225 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.