Crime Rates at Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6AH

Bethnal Green Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 154th 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 Bethnal Green Road (E2 6AH) in the last 12 months was 283.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 6AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushmead, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turin Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.