Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colebert Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colebert Avenue (E1 4JB) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colebert Avenue (E1 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Cleveland Grove. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Colebert Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street
Sep 2025Drugs Cephas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bardsey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardsey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cephas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hayfield Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bardsey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hayfield Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hayfield Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bardsey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cephas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Key Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Key Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Key Close
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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