Total Crime Rate

232.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.1 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 232.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Burglary 34.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Palmers Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 204th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmers Road (E2 0FA) in the last 12 months was 232.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.9% ).

In the area around Palmers Road (E2 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 208 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Longnor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Haverfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haverfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stoneway Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Bunsen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bunsen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gathorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bradwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmers Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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