Postcode · London
Crime in E1 5FF
How much crime is recorded in E1 5FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bethnal Green South
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,301 (2024)
E1 5FFLondon
How safe is E1 5FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E1 5FF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E1 5FFNational
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Burglary15.49.1
Other theft8.24.5
Drugs8.02.4
Public order7.64.6
Bicycle theft3.71.0
Robbery3.51.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Theft from the person3.32.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.