Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 32.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Robbery 14.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roman Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Road (E2 0HR) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (E2 0HR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B118 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B118 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Malcolm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Patriot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkwall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colebert Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Brierly Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pott Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pott Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portman Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colebert Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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