Total Crime Rate
113.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Digby 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 0LS) 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 0LS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bacton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knottisford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Globe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bancroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bancroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Braintree Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bessy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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