Total Crime Rate
182.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Finnis 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 Finnis Street (E2 0DX) 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 Finnis Street (E2 0DX), 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.
View Crime In Bethnal Green West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethnal Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Durward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bethnal Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethnal Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellsworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellsworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellsworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ellsworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ellsworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Punderson'S Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Punderson'S Gardens | — |
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