Total Crime Rate
245.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Solebay Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 181st highest crime rate of 710 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 Solebay Street (E1 4PW) in the last 12 months was 245.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -47.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 245 (β 156.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Solebay Street (E1 4PW), the main crime hotspot is near Toby Lane. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bethnal Green East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Candle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Canal Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mile End Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Toby Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Toby Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lawton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Toby Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Copperfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bohn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duckett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Candle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emmott Close | β |
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