Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Bethnal Green Road 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 Old Bethnal Green Road (E2 6QA) 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 Old Bethnal Green Road (E2 6QA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bethnal Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Seabright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Coate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Coate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilmot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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