Total Crime Rate
150.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vyner Street area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 319th 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 Vyner Street (E2 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vyner Street (E2 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mare Street, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (75 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vicar'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Helena Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parmiter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vyner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mowlem Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silk Weaver Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silk Weaver Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silk Weaver Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edinburgh Close | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edinburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vicar'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Russia Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Triangle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Triangle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Triangle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Westgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westgate Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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