Total Crime Rate

357.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 357.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Drugs 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bethnal Green Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 98th highest 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 Bethnal Green Road (E2 7DG) in the last 12 months was 357.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.2% higher than the Weavers average (152.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brick Lane, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Code Street (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bethnal Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/149)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlinson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Code Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Code Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brick Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Brick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shuttle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ducal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grimsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Old Nichol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimsby Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Chambord Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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