Total Crime Rate
85.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bell Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Lane (E1 7LA) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bell Lane (E1 7LA), the main crime hotspot is near Little Somerset Street. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Goulston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Steward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Goulston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Botolph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Botolph Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Steward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pomell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandy'S Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pomell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pomell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pomell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pomell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goulston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goulston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goulston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandy'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandy'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pomell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lolesworth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strype Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gunthorpe Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corbet Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbet Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbet Place | Under investigation |
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