Bethnal Green East
Middle areaNorth west Tower Hamlets. 6,425 people in 0.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bethnal Green East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bethnal Green East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bethnal Green East at a rate of 131.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 281 |
| Other crime | 173 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 124 |
| Drug offences | 79 |
| Shoplifting | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Theft from the person | 25 |
| Robbery | 21 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bethnal Green East compares
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Is Bethnal Green East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bethnal Green East at a rate of 131.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bethnal Green East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (281), other crime (173) and anti-social behaviour (124).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets
These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tower Hamlets and not Bethnal Green East alone. See Tower Hamlets
Bethnal Green East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bethnal Green East was £473,000 in 2025.
Bethnal Green East had 6,371 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bethnal Green East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bethnal Green East, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.