Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterloo Gardens 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 Waterloo Gardens (E2 9HX) 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 (≈ 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 Waterloo Gardens (E2 9HX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Waterloo Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Lark Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Silk Weaver Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Weaver Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quinn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Approach Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Approach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templecombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Templecombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Templecombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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