Total Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Three Colts Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 17th 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 Three Colts Lane (E2 6JR) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ).

In the area around Three Colts Lane (E2 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Three Colts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/129)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Paradise Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Ainsley Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Corfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corfield Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vawdrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vawdrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finnis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilmot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wilmot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Malcolm Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coventry Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Colts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darling Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darling Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lamplighter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glass Street —
Sep 2025Public order Herald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darling Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darling Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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