Crime Rates at Old Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6AA

Old Bethnal Green Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bethnal Green Road (E2 6AA) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Bethnal Green West average (167.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bethnal Green Road (E2 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushmead, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minerva Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.