Total Crime Rate

547.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 547.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 268.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Drugs 36.8 10/10
  • Burglary 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vallance Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 47th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vallance Road (E1 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 547.8 per 1,000 residents and was 256.8% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 128.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vallance Road (E1 5BJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Vallance Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/154)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coverley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coverley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Hemming Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemming Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitechapel Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitechapel Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merceron Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Merceron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Old Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
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Data Sources

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