Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 65.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 16th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Road (E2 0PL) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (E2 0PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Portman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knottisford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bessy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Helen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warley Street
Apr 2026Burglary Warley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butler Street
Apr 2026Other theft Warley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Royston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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