Crime Rates at Roman Road, London, E2 0HR

Roman Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 693 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 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (E2 0HR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 188 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.