Total Crime Rate

188.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 188.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bonner Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 258th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bonner Road (E2 9JU) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bonner Road (E2 9JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James'S Avenue, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knottisford Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bonner Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bacton Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quinn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Approach Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B118 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B118 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Usk Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkwall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Type Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cyprus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Ford Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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