Total Crime Rate

323.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 323.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Burglary 33.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Three Colts Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 121st highest crime rate of 710 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 Three Colts Lane (E2 6JL) in the last 12 months was 323.2 per 1,000 residents and was 110.5% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% 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 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Three Colts Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ainsley Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brady Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birkbeck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brady Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Brady Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Collingwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Granary Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Granary Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Cudworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darling Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darling Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Headlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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