Total Crime Rate
103.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vallance Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vallance Road (E1 5BH) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vallance Road (E1 5BH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 246 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Montague Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coverley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coverley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Old Montague Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemming Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hemming Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Montague Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Montague Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kelsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelsey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Underwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Davenant Street | β |
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