Total Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 186.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brierly Gardens area has the 35th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 261st highest crime rate of 710 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 Brierly Gardens (E2 0TE) in the last 12 months was 186.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brierly Gardens (E2 0TE), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brierly Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sewardstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helen'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft B127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order B127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portman Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Bullards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quinn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bessy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Grove —
Sep 2025Drugs Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Approach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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