Total Crime Rate

323.2 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 323.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Burglary 33.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barnsley Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 121st 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 Barnsley Street (E1 5RB) in the last 12 months was 323.2 per 1,000 residents and was 110.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Street (E1 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near East Mount Street. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barnsley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/160)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scott Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Collingwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brady Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Brady Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brady Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merceron Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Merceron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bethnal Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bethnal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tapp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cudworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cudworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cudworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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