Total Crime Rate
98.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tent 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Bethnal Green East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Durward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headlam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Headlam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Headlam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Headlam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitechapel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitechapel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitechapel | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitechapel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitechapel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitechapel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Granary Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headlam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Granary Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cudworth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tapp Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bethnal Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Durward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Durward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Durward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headlam Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Viaduct Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlemaine Street | β |
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