Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heer Mews area has the lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 710 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 Heer Mews (E2 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower than the Bethnal Green West average (167.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heer Mews (E2 8GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsmith'S Row, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B108 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Heer Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mullet Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garner Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ion Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yorkton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Teesdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Teesdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dinmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baxendale Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Teale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teale Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Gibbs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Kay Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Kay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B108 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B108 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dinmont Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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