Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Approach Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Approach Road (E2 9LY) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 466.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Approach Road (E2 9LY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Approach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bessy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Helen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Parmiter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moravian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B127 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Edinburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewardstone Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Butler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Royston Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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