Total Crime Rate
27.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palmers Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Palmers Road (E2 0DG) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -91.3% ).
In the area around Palmers Road (E2 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 225 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bancroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranbrook Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palmers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bancroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wennington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wennington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wennington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Type Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bunsen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arbery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Twig Folly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bradwell Street | Under investigation |
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