Total Crime Rate

244.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 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 244.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Other theft 34.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Oval area has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 190th 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 The Oval (E2 9DT) in the last 12 months was 244.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% higher than the Bethnal Green West average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (E2 9DT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Clarkson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hare Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Punderson'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Punderson'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Punderson'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Parmiter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hare Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blythe Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbridge Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booth Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blythe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinmont Street —
Apr 2026Public order Dinmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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