Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Ford Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 331st 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 Old Ford Road (E2 9PJ) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 13 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 Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Russia Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moravian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bethnal Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B118 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Globe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bessy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Helen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gawber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Place —
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Data Sources

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