Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 96.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 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 Bethnal Green Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 228th 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 Bethnal Green Road (E2 9RG) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ellsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowlem Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollybush Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ainsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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