Total Crime Rate
464.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bethnal Green Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 63rd 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 Bethnal Green Road (E1 6JW) in the last 12 months was 464.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E1 6JW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turville Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camlet Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chambord Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chambord Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chambord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Austin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Austin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shoreditch High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Godfrey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Godfrey Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shoreditch High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Boundary Pass | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gascoigne Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethnal Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wilkes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ligonier Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ligonier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boundary Pass | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boundary Pass | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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