Total Crime Rate

182.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brierly Gardens area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 263rd 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 Brierly Gardens (E2 0TF) in the last 12 months was 182.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brierly Gardens (E2 0TF), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 188 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brierly Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Helen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Approach Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Stainsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Royston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bessy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knottisford Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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