Bethnal Green Central
Middle areaNorth west Tower Hamlets. 7,901 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bethnal Green Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bethnal Green Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bethnal Green Central at a rate of 173.4 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 | 323 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 321 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 288 |
| Other crime | 150 |
| Theft from the person | 73 |
| Drug offences | 59 |
| Burglary | 56 |
| Robbery | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 26 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bethnal Green Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bethnal Green Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bethnal Green Central at a rate of 173.4 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, 168 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bethnal Green Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (323), violence and sexual offences (321) and anti-social behaviour (288).
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 Central alone. See Tower Hamlets
Bethnal Green Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bethnal Green Central was £500,000 in 2025.
Bethnal Green Central had 7,496 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bethnal Green Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bethnal Green Central, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.