Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 78.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Gosset Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 185th 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 Gosset Street (E2 6NP) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Weavers average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosset Street (E2 6NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Columbia Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bethnal Green Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gosset Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Matthew'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bethnal Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Voss Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Voss Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allgood Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Elwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomlinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Squirries Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Squirries Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bethnal Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Voss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lampern Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B108 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B108 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ropley Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B108 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B108 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethnal Green Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Columbia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Street β€”

Data Sources

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