Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 114.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gibson Close area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 305th 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 Gibson Close (E1 4JT) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibson Close (E1 4JT), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gibson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colebert Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louisa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louisa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colebert Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bessy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Louisa Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colebert Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portman Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cephas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Cephas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mile End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Louisa Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkwall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Braintree Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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