Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 40.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Approach Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Approach Road (E2 9NB) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Approach Road (E2 9NB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Approach Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Weaver Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silk Weaver Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bishop'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bishop'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poyser Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Approach Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Approach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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