Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mace Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 152nd 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 Mace Street (E2 0RD) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mace Street (E2 0RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James'S Avenue, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knottisford Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Knottisford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Usk Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hartley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Usk Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hunslett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cyprus Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knottisford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knottisford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knottisford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bullards Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bacton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cyprus Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Type Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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