Total Crime Rate

609.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 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 609.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 329.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Drugs 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 18.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ainsley Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 40th 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 Ainsley Street (E2 0DL) in the last 12 months was 609.9 per 1,000 residents and was 329.5% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ainsley Street (E2 0DL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ainsley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seabright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seabright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seabright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellsworth Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Ellsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colts Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colts Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilmot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Finnis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finnis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Punderson'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winkley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viaduct Street —
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Data Sources

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