Total Crime Rate
139.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Doveton Street area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 330th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Doveton Street (E1 5QL) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doveton Street (E1 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Grove, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darling Row (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bardsey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cudworth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glass Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Darling Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Darling Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darling Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malcolm Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malcolm Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Vawdrey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darling Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birkbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyllen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Headlam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Headlam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vawdrey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headlam Street | Under investigation |
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