Postcode · London
Crime in E2 9FX
How much crime is recorded in E2 9FX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bethnal Green North West
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,185 (2024)
E2 9FXLondon
How safe is E2 9FX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E2 9FX area, broadly in line with 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
31.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 9FXNational
Burglary31.29.1
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Public order7.04.6
Bicycle theft6.01.0
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Theft from the person3.12.1
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.