Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 138.3 9/10
  • Drugs 48.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Portelet Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 343rd lowest 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 Portelet Road (E1 4ER) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portelet Road (E1 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stepney Green, where police recorded 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bancroft Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portelet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osier Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frimley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A11 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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