Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tent Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tent Street (E1 5DS) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tent Street (E1 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 349 crimes here, including 221 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/166)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tapp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tapp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hague Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collingwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collingwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wolverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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