Postcode · London
Crime in E2 7SY
How much crime is recorded in E2 7SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bethnal Green North West
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
E2 7SYLondon
How safe is E2 7SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E2 7SY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
E2 7SYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary13.49.1
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Other theft5.94.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order2.84.6
Theft from the person2.72.1
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Shoplifting2.08.4
Robbery1.91.4
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.