Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 98.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tent Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 251st 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 Tent Street (E1 5DS) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tent Street (E1 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 237 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitechapel Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitechapel Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitechapel Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Granary Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Granary Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cudworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cudworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cudworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tapp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bethnal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viaduct Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlemaine Street β€”

Data Sources

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