Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 76.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 8.5 2/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkwall Place area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 169th lowest 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 Kirkwall Place (E2 0NB) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkwall Place (E2 0NB), 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 Kirkwall Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Helen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bessy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bacton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bacton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braintree Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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