Total Crime Rate
231.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilmot 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 0BT) 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 0BT), 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.
View Crime In Bethnal Green West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herald Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herald Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tapp Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tapp Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tapp Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Witan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Middleton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clarkson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarkson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witan Street | Under investigation |
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