Total Crime Rate

488.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 488.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.2 8/10
  • Robbery 46.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bethnal Green Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 61st highest crime rate of 693 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 Bethnal Green Road (E2 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 488.4 per 1,000 residents and was 244.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 230.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 0DJ), 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

Crime Over Time in Bethnal Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/148)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Witan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tapp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colts Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colts Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tapp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seabright Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 148

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑