Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 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 272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barnsley Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 160th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsley Street (E1 5RD) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Street (E1 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durward Street, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Mount Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/198)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitechapel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colts Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colts Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cudworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cudworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Barnsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collingwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Collingwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tapp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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