Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 107.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bishops Way area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Bishops Way (E2 9HT) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Way (E2 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bishops Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Booth Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bishop'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vyner Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bishop'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Booth Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quinn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northiam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lark Row β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sewardstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lark Row β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northiam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Weaver Way β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silk Weaver Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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