Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 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 44.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Vawdrey Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 62nd 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 Vawdrey Close (E1 4UA) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vawdrey Close (E1 4UA), the main crime hotspot is near Maples Place. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vawdrey Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleveland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colebert Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colebert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miranda Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Heath Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyllen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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