Total Crime Rate

194.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.8 10/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Selby Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 246th highest 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 Selby Street (E1 5BX) in the last 12 months was 194.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Street (E1 5BX), 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 Selby Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Collingwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bethnal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bethnal Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tapp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kelsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merceron Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Brady Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brady Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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