Total Crime Rate

163.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Doveton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Doveton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Street
Apr 2026Other theft Headlam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cudworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cudworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street
Apr 2026Other crime Barnsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darling Row
Apr 2026Other theft Darling Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Darling Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street
Apr 2026Other crime Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cephas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street
Apr 2026Drugs Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Darling Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lang Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Malcolm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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