Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Roman Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 321st highest crime rate of 710 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 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bullards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quinn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkwall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bessy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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