Bethnal Green South
Middle areaWest Tower Hamlets. 7,682 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bethnal Green South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bethnal Green South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bethnal Green South at a rate of 293.2 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 | 604 |
| Other crime | 494 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 443 |
| Theft from the person | 163 |
| Shoplifting | 160 |
| Drug offences | 111 |
| Burglary | 95 |
| Robbery | 69 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bethnal Green South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bethnal Green South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bethnal Green South at a rate of 293.2 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, 198 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bethnal Green South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (604), other crime (494) and anti-social behaviour (443).
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 South alone. See Tower Hamlets
Bethnal Green South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bethnal Green South was £455,500 in 2025.
Bethnal Green South had 7,274 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bethnal Green South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bethnal Green South, 74.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.