Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 129.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bethnal Green Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 351st highest 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 Bethnal Green Road (E2 0AG) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Rushmead. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bethnal Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Peter'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Kelsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fakruddin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Buckfast Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fakruddin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kelsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turin Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Turin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Squirries Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viaduct Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viaduct Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Viaduct Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Viaduct Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Viaduct Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viaduct Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viaduct Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viaduct Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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