Total Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 186.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunslett Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 261st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hunslett Street (E2 0NH) in the last 12 months was 186.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunslett Street (E2 0NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James'S Avenue, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hunslett Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helen'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brierly Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sewardstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Place β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Brierly Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hunslett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkwall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bullards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braintree Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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