Bethnal Green East vs Hackney Downs

Bethnal Green East has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,781 crimes in the last 12 months. Hackney Downs has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 4,099 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Bethnal Green East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +79.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Hackney Downs shows +153.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bethnal Green East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,646 incidents). In Hackney Downs, it is Violent Crime (940 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bethnal Green East recorded 1,018 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hackney Downs recorded 811. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bethnal Green East totalled 1,646 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 940 in Hackney Downs. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bethnal Green East recorded 3,227 crimes (now 5,781, a change of +79.1%). Hackney Downs recorded 1,618 crimes previously (now 4,099, +153.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bethnal Green East has a resolution rate of 35.7% and Hackney Downs has 37%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bethnal Green East falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Hackney Downs is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bethnal Green East and Hackney Downs. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.