Total Crime Rate

243.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.6 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 243.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.6 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

Toby Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Toby Lane (E1 4DP) in the last 12 months was 243.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 152.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Toby Lane (E1 4DP), 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 Toby Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Solebay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandy Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Shandy Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sandalwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sandalwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Commodore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Solebay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solebay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Canal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bohn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Essian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Tower Way —
Apr 2026Public order White Tower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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