Total Crime Rate
331.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
137.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wyllen Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 115th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wyllen Close (E1 4HH) in the last 12 months was 331.6 per 1,000 residents and was 133.6% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyllen Close (E1 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Maples Place. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bethnal Green East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckhurst Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Key Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maples Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Maples Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Key Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Key Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Key Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Key Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Key Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Key Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maples Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maples Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maples Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Maples Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Heath Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raven Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelina Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adelina Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Headlam Street | — |
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