Total Crime Rate

298.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 298.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.3 10/10
  • Drugs 29.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Roman Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 141st highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Road (E2 0SA) in the last 12 months was 298.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (E2 0SA), the main crime hotspot is near Palmers Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmers Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bradwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stoneway Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Stainsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Royston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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