Crime Rates at Bancroft Road, London, E1 4BU

Bancroft Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 693 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 247.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 177.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% 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 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (208 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.