Total Crime Rate

384.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.3 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 384.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.8 9/10
  • Robbery 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 89th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 384.6 per 1,000 residents and was 124.2% 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 Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 121.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 0AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ainsley Street, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seabright Street (37 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 (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wolverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hague Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blythe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winkley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Derbyshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Derbyshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blythe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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