Crime Rates at Wolverley Street, London, E2 0AP

Wolverley Street area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 710 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 Wolverley Street (E2 0AP) in the last 12 months was 509.8 per 1,000 residents and was 205.2% higher than the Bethnal Green West average (167.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 229.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverley Street (E2 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Heath Road. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.