Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Colebert Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 693 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 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colebert Avenue (E1 4JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Grove, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bardsey Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colebert Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B120 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herald Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herald Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vawdrey Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Harpley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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