Total Crime Rate

1062.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

683.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1062.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 683.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 415.8 10/10
  • Public order 240.9 10/10
  • Drugs 122.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.0 10/10
  • Other theft 36.3 10/10
  • Other crime 29.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.5 10/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
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

The Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 14th highest crime rate of 693 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 The Terrace (E2 9PH) in the last 12 months was 1062.7 per 1,000 residents and was 648.5% higher 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 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 207 (≈ 683.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Terrace (E2 9PH), 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 The Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Birkbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birkbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollybush Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bethnal Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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