Crime Rates at Old Ford Road, London, E2 9PJ

Old Ford Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Ford Road (E2 9PJ) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Ford Road (E2 9PJ), 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.