Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 50.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mansford Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Mansford Street (E2 7DN) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mansford Street (E2 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Rushmead. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mansford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Goldsmith'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith'S Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith'S Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B108 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ada Place

Data Sources

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