Total Crime Rate
80.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morpeth Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Morpeth Street (E2 0PY) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morpeth Street (E2 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Bancroft Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hunslett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brierly Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brierly Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leatherdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatherdale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bacton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Portelet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Portelet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peary Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bullards Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Usk Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Massingham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knottisford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bradwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bradwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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