Total Crime Rate
235.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bonner Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 199th 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 9JZ) in the last 12 months was 235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bonner Road (E2 9JZ), 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 Lark Row (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brierly Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B118 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B118 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Patriot Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sewardstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kirkwall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Agnes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cyprus Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cyprus Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parmiter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silk Weaver Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Silk Weaver Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Silk Weaver Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Silk Weaver Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silk Weaver Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silk Weaver Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vyner Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brierly Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bishop'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bishop'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Grove | β |
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