Total Crime Rate
116.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bonner Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 294th 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 Bonner Road (E2 9AT) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bonner Road (E2 9AT), 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.
View Crime In Bethnal Green West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vicar'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B118 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B127 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moravian Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edinburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Russia Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Robinson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sewardstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Helena Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B118 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bishop'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silk Weaver Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silk Weaver Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silk Weaver Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mowlem Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vyner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyprus Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lark Row | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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