Total Crime Rate
194.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Trahorn Close 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 Trahorn Close (E1 5EL) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Trahorn Close (E1 5EL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kelsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlemaine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitechapel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitechapel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Durward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Durward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Durward Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Durward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Durward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durward Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durward Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlemaine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitechapel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlemaine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coverley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coverley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lomas Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemming Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hemming Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lomas Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitechapel | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Granary Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Durward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Durward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Romford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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