Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 85.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bell 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Bell Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyne Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs New Goulston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Botolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Botolph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Steward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pomell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pomell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pomell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pomell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pomell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goulston Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Sandy'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pomell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandy'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lolesworth Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strype Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Gunthorpe Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Other theft Corbet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbet Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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