Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 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 94.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Usk Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Usk Street (E2 0QE) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Usk Street (E2 0QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roman Road, where police recorded 44 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 Usk Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stainsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knottisford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knottisford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knottisford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knottisford Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Harpley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Royston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Butler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butler Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Massingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bancroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gathorne Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Gathorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stoneway Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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