Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Corfield Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 262nd 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 Corfield Street (E2 0DU) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Corfield Street (E2 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Heath Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Corfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/171)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Street —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Barnsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collingwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Collingwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tapp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cudworth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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