Total Crime Rate

425.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 425.7 10/10
  • Other theft 67.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 40.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brady Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 71st highest crime rate of 710 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 425.7 per 1,000 residents and was 177.2% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brady Street (E1 5PR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Brady Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlemaine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durward Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Durward Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Burglary Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durward Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlemaine Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Whitechapel Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlemaine Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Collingwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitechapel Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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