Total Crime Rate

526.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

257.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 526.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 257.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.9 10/10
  • Other theft 58.8 10/10
  • Drugs 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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 highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 51st 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 0AN) in the last 12 months was 526.6 per 1,000 residents and was 207.0% higher than the Bethnal Green West average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 257.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 0AN), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Heath Road. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bethnal Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Punderson'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viaduct Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viaduct Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clarkson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ellsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellsworth Street —
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Data Sources

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