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

Brady 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 Brady Street (E1 5PR) 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 Brady Street (E1 5PR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 371 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brady Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/182)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Darling Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Darling Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darling Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tapp Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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