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

Old Ford Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 284th 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 Old Ford Road (E2 9QD) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Ford Road (E2 9QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop'S Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.