Total Crime Rate

150.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 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 150.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Portman Place area has the 41st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 318th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portman Place (E2 0LL) in the last 12 months was 150.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portman Place (E2 0LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portman Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gawber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Public order Portman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stainsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Warley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leatherdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Rickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grantley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Royston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Massingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boyton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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