Total Crime Rate
94.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colebert Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colebert Avenue (E1 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colebert Avenue (E1 4JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Grove, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theven Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malcolm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cornwall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theven Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wickford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Osier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hayfield Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malcolm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bessy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Braintree Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Braintree Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braintree Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hayfield Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hayfield Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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