Total Crime Rate

231.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 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 231.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Robbery 42.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.5 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wilmot Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 205th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilmot Street (E2 0BP) in the last 12 months was 231.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmot Street (E2 0BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durward Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilmot Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/170)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilmot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Finnis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finnis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Corfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Punderson'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapp Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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