Total Crime Rate

256.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 256.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Mint Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 175th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mint Street (E2 6FY) in the last 12 months was 256.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mint Street (E2 6FY), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Heath Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mint Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/177)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyllen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Heath Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Heath Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Key Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Headlam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyllen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darling Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollybush Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wolverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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