Crime Rates at Union Drive, London, E1 4PG

Union Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 192nd highest 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 Union Drive (E1 4PG) in the last 12 months was 243.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 152.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Drive (E1 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Toby Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.