Total Crime Rate
72.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pollard Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 170th 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 Pollard Street (E2 6LY) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Bethnal Green West average (167.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pollard Street (E2 6LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushmead, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolverley Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Bethnal Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canrobert Street | β |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Blythe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seabright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seabright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canrobert Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canrobert Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canrobert Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canrobert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheldon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claredale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckfast Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Buckfast Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seabright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seabright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Seabright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B108 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Seabright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rushmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethnal Green Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Temple Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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