Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Burglary 25.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meath Crescent area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Meath Crescent (E2 0QG) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meath Crescent (E2 0QG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 225 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meath Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Massingham Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bullards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Bradwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bradwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bradwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leatherdale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Leatherdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leatherdale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Leatherdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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