Total Crime Rate

526.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

257.7 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 526.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 257.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.9 10/10
  • Other theft 58.8 10/10
  • Drugs 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Bethnal Green Road area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 51st 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 Bethnal Green Road (E2 9QY) in the last 12 months was 526.6 per 1,000 residents and was 207.0% higher than the Bethnal Green West average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 257.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethnal Green Road (E2 9QY), 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 Bethnal Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/160)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tapp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witan Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Witan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herald Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herald Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finnis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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