Crime Rates at Wessex Street, London, E2 0LB

Wessex Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 216th 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 Wessex Street (E2 0LB) in the last 12 months was 226.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Street (E2 0LB), 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.