Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 39th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 302nd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bethnal Green Road (E2 6QY) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bethnal Green Road (E2 6QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mare Street, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (42 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 (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollybush Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clare 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 Ellsworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellsworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellsworth Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Ellsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Dinmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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