Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 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 79.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · 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 20th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 174th 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 9PT) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Ford Road (E2 9PT), the main crime hotspot is near Palmers Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 33 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 (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knottisford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gathorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stoneway Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knottisford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knottisford Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Stainsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knottisford Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gathorne Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sewardstone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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