Bethnal Green East — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
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Recorded crime — June 2026
318 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (353): ▼ 35 (10%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences93 · 29%
- Shoplifting79 · 25%
- Anti-social behaviour42 · 13%
- Public order21 · 7%
- Drugs18 · 6%
- Other theft18 · 6%
- Theft from the person13 · 4%
- Burglary12 · 4%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
295 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified144 · 49%
- Unable to prosecute suspect98 · 33%
- Awaiting court outcome37 · 13%
- Action to be taken by another organisation7 · 2%
- Formal action is not in the public interest3 · 1%
- Local resolution2 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
ASB - Drug dealing and use in and around Meath Gardens.
Regular high visibility patrols including walk and talks and street briefings in the area. Intelligence led proactive plain clothes patrols targeting vehicles believed to be dealing drugs.
Set: 2026-03-19
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) offences -
Regular high visibility patrols focusing on public transport hubs. Partnership Stand at transport hubs, offering panic alarms and crime prevention advice. High visibility patrols in high risk areas, identified using crime date and walk and talks, all advertised on the engagement tracker.
Set: 2026-03-18
Burglaries - Ward wide based on intelligence.
High visibility patrols in the area and working in partnership with THEO's. Street briefings and walk and talks to raise awareness regularly timetabled. Proactive patrols targeting residential buildings with single communal door access
Set: 2026-03-18
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.