Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 73.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Shandy Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shandy Street (E1 4SR) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shandy Street (E1 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Ben Jonson Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shandy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mile End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Solebay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shandy Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandalwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sandalwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shandy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Commodore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandy Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Toby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon Way

Data Sources

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