Crime Rates at Palmers Road, London, E2 0FQ

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 0FQ) 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 0FQ), 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.