Total Crime Rate
114.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rennie Cottages 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 Rennie Cottages (E1 4JU) 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 areaβs 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 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 Rennie Cottages (E1 4JU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hayfield Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hayfield Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stepney Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stepney Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Osier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portman Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stayner'S Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bancroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bancroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bancroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bancroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stepney Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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