Total Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ramsey Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 87th 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 Ramsey Street (E2 6HS) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ramsey Street (E2 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Underwood Road, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushmead (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hemming Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gosset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bethnal Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bethnal Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethnal Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethnal Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnet Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B108 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rushmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rushmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rushmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rushmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rushmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B108 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B108 | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Voss Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ramsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ramsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ramsey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelsey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kelsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kelsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fakruddin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B108 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fakruddin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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