Crime Rates at Winkley Street, London, E2 6PY

Winkley Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Winkley Street (E2 6PY) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Bethnal Green West average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winkley Street (E2 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ainsley Street, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seabright Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.