Total Crime Rate
188.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bonner 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bacton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Robinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robinson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quinn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Approach Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B118 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B118 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Usk Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Usk Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Usk Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kirkwall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hartley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Approach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Type Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cyprus Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Ford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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