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

Lang Street 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 Lang Street (E1 4JE) 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 Lang Street (E1 4JE), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lang Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lamplighter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Braintree Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malcolm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malcolm Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malcolm Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malcolm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Malcolm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malcolm Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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