Total Crime Rate

283.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 283.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Bethnal Green Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 154th highest crime rate of 693 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 Bethnal Green Road (E2 0AA) in the last 12 months was 283.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turin Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bethnal Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baxendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnet Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tillet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tillet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bethnal Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberta Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Roberta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roberta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B108 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lampern Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Satchwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldman Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldman Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldman Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Goldman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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