Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moravian Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 314th lowest 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 Moravian Street (E2 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moravian Street (E2 0NJ), 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 Moravian Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B118 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brierly Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brierly Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hunslett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkwall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Patriot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B118 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Digby Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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