Total Crime Rate

493.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.0 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 493.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.2 9/10
  • Other theft 56.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Somerford Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 60th 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 Somerford Street (E1 5EA) in the last 12 months was 493.6 per 1,000 residents and was 247.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 156.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerford Street (E1 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durward Street, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raven Row (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/191)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herald Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Birkbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birkbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Durward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brady Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trahorn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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