Total Crime Rate

180.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 180.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Roman Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 266th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Road (E2 0LT) in the last 12 months was 180.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (E2 0LT), 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 Roman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moravian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colebert Avenue —
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 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gawber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colebert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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