Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 79.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Gibson Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gibson Close (E1 4JT) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibson Close (E1 4JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stepney Green, where police recorded 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gibson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Warley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warley Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butler Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street
Apr 2026Drugs Bessy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green
Apr 2026Burglary Stepney Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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