Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

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 68.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Roman Road 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 Roman Road (E2 0ST) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Roman Road (E2 0ST), the main crime hotspot is near Palmers Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Type Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Hunslett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peach Walk Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Peach Walk Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Ford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Ford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
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 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smart Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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