Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Globe Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 295th 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 Globe Road (E2 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Globe Road (E2 0LJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Globe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lang Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bacton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bacton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cephas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Malcolm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colebert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B120 —
Apr 2026Burglary Cephas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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