Total Crime Rate
185.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morpeth Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 256th highest crime rate of 693 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 Morpeth Street (E2 0PS) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morpeth Street (E2 0PS), 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.
View Crime In Bethnal Green East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyprus Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knottisford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knottisford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knottisford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Knottisford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Knottisford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knottisford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morpeth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morpeth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Globe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Globe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grantley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stainsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bacton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Massingham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portman Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Globe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Globe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Globe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butler Street | — |
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