Total Crime Rate
132.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Esker Place area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 348th highest crime rate of 710 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 Esker Place (E2 9FG) in the last 12 months was 132.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Esker Place (E2 9FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mare Street, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Temple Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pott Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minerva Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Felix Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Treadway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jersey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canrobert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northiam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pott Street | β |
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