Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 27.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmers 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Palmers Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bancroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bancroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wennington Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Wennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Smart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Type Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bunsen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arbery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Twig Folly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bradwell Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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