Bethnal Green North East
Middle areaNorth west Tower Hamlets. 8,239 people in 0.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bethnal Green North East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bethnal Green North East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bethnal Green North East at a rate of 147.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 291 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 275 |
| Other crime | 214 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 187 |
| Theft from the person | 55 |
| Drug offences | 49 |
| Burglary | 46 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Robbery | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bethnal Green North East compares
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Is Bethnal Green North East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bethnal Green North East at a rate of 147.3 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, 130 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bethnal Green North East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (291), violence and sexual offences (275) and other crime (214).
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 North East alone. See Tower Hamlets
Bethnal Green North East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bethnal Green North East was £460,000 in 2025.
Bethnal Green North East had 7,961 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bethnal Green North East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bethnal Green North East, 85.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.