Total Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Robinson Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Robinson Road (E2 9LX) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robinson Road (E2 9LX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 188 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bethnal Green West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwall Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwall Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwall Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gawber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moravian Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Peel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyprus Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parmiter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B118 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B118 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B127 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | B127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Helen'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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