Total Crime Rate

247.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 247.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.0 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Moody Street 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 Moody Street (E1 4BY) 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 Moody Street (E1 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 208 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moody Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leatherdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Warley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warley Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bradwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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