Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Three Colts Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 160th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Three Colts Lane (E2 6JL) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Three Colts Lane (E2 6JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durward Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Three Colts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/180)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Heath Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Corfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilmot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Finnis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finnis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverley Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Wolverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhurst Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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