Total Crime Rate
150.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Globe Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 318th 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 Globe Road (E1 4DZ) in the last 12 months was 150.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Globe Road (E1 4DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bethnal Green East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grantley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Butler Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Helen'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mile End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mile End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mile End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cephas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mile End Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mile End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mile End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mile End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mile End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mile End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butler Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Butler Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coopers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Globe Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coopers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Harpley Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knottisford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lang Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knottisford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knottisford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Knottisford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Knottisford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knottisford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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