Bethnal Green West — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
318 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (307): ▲ 11 (4%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences75 · 24%
- Anti-social behaviour64 · 20%
- Shoplifting49 · 15%
- Other theft27 · 8%
- Public order21 · 7%
- Vehicle crime17 · 5%
- Burglary16 · 5%
- Theft from the person16 · 5%
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
279 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified152 · 54%
- Unable to prosecute suspect75 · 27%
- Awaiting court outcome48 · 17%
- Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 1%
- Offender given a caution1 · 0%
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
Vyner Street and Mowlem Street - Drug related ASB continues to be an issue. This is at all times of day and night. Local Residents have expressed concerns around safety to go out at night.
NPT have conducted and will continue to conduct patrols throughout the above locations and the ward to target offenders. This will include walk and talk initiatives and community street briefings.
Set: 2026-04-23
Parmiter Street/Huddleston Close Reports of drug dealing were raised to SNT Officers. SNT are working with local Hostel and outreach teams. Officers will continue to find innovative ways to tackle this problem over the following month to ensure no reoccurrence, but we ask the public to report any signs of potential drug dealing, no matter how small it may seem.
Increase Patrols, Intelligence led
Set: 2026-04-23
Collingwood Estate Residents have raised concerns regarding youths dealing drugs and gathering in the playground area as well as ASB at the location.
Drug dealing/misuse and ASB in the estate. Targeted high visibility and plain clothes police patrols. Street briefings and walk and talks in the estate. Dealing robustly with any reported offences, including cuckooing addresses in the estate. NPT continue to work with the local authority to tackle issues within the area. .
Set: 2026-04-23
Public events & surgeries
Street Briefing
2026-07-14 · Buckhurst Street London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
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.