Crime Rates at Knottisford Street, London, E2 0PR

Knottisford Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 167th 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 Knottisford Street (E2 0PR) in the last 12 months was 259.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knottisford Street (E2 0PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gibson Close, where police recorded 76 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.