Total Crime Rate

258.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 258.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sunlight Square area has the 24th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 169th highest crime rate of 710 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 Sunlight Square (E2 6LD) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunlight Square (E2 6LD), 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 Sunlight Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Collingwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Jude'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Jude'S Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wyllen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seabright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Seabright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Jersey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pott Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pott Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyllen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birkbeck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herald Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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