Total Crime Rate

425.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 425.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bethnal Green Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 70th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 6DL) in the last 12 months was 425.9 per 1,000 residents and was 169.2% higher than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 195.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 6DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brick Lane, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Code Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bethnal Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Padbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pedley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bratley Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Bratley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Bratley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Code Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turin Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Turin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Turin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellington Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Code Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Code Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tillet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bethnal Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Turville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Buckfast Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turville Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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