Total Crime Rate

341.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 341.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Burglary 33.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.1 7/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
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

Hemming Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 107th highest crime rate of 693 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 Hemming Street (E1 5BL) in the last 12 months was 341.9 per 1,000 residents and was 140.8% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemming Street (E1 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 371 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hemming Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitechapel Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vallance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Buckfast Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buckfast Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fulbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fulbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fulbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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