Total Crime Rate
163.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Doveton Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 298th 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 Doveton Street (E1 4HL) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doveton Street (E1 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Grove, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headlam Street (40 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Headlam Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Headlam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headlam Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headlam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cudworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckhurst Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barnsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barnsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darling Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Darling Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Darling Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darling Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darling Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Headlam Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckhurst Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Darling Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cephas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Darling Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Darling Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coopers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coopers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lang Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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