Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.3 8/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Digby Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 301st lowest 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 Digby Street (E2 0LP) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Digby Street (E2 0LP), 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 Digby Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hunslett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bacton Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brierly Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bullards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Braintree Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braintree Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Massingham Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Braintree Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Rickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bancroft Road —
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Data Sources

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