Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 140.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sewardstone Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 342nd 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 Sewardstone Road (E2 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewardstone Road (E2 9JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redruth Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop'S Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sewardstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gore Road
Apr 2026Public order Redruth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Robinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moravian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Redruth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Stainsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redruth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewardstone Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Approach Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Approach Road
Apr 2026Drugs Royston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B118 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary B127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redruth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redruth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B127 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Close
Apr 2026Drugs Edinburgh Close Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Edinburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redruth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redruth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gawber Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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