Total Crime Rate

268.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 268.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Robbery 42.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.5 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wilmot Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 710 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 Wilmot Street (E2 0BS) in the last 12 months was 268.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmot Street (E2 0BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durward Street, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wilmot Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/129)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pott Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canrobert Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canrobert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seabright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canrobert Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canrobert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canrobert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ainsley Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Other theft Brady Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Colts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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