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Bethnal Green West

EnglandLondonTower HamletsBethnal Green West
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Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
20,805
Households
7,798
Crimes · May '26
239 · 11.5 per 1k
7,798
Households
Bangladeshi · 37%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 41%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
239 · 11.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£493,305
Median property price
445
Postcodes
7,798
Households
Bangladeshi · 37%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 41%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
239 · 11.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£493,305
Median property price
445
Postcodes

Overview of Bethnal Green West

Coordinates51.5295, -0.0592
Postcodes
445
Population (Census)
20,805
Households (Census)
7,798
Recorded crime · May '26
239 · 11.5 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bethnal Green West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.01 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.01 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Bethnal Green West

Property sales · Bethnal Green West
HM Land Registry · Bethnal Green West
Average price
£520,210
YoY: -2.7%
Median price: £506,218
View district E2
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £420,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£669k£539k£408k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Bethnal Green West

Crime trends · Bethnal Green West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
685133
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY -40%
ASB
754820
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
49
YoY +20%
Vehicle Crime
17103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -7%
Burglary
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +267%
Criminal damage
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
54293
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY +156%

3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising

239
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Bethnal Green West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 20,793
Bangladeshi37.4%
White Brit.25.7%
Other White13.7%
African3.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.2%
+ 9 other groups · 16.2%

Religion

Total residents: 20,802
Muslim41.2%
No religion30.9%
Christian18.0%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 20,805
25–3428.3%
35–4922.5%
50–6410.9%
20–2410.5%
10–156.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.3%

Households

Total households: 7,798
Other27.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children5.6%
+ 8 other households · 27.5%

Postcode Districts in Bethnal Green West

E2
365 postcodes
E1
48 postcodes
E8
19 postcodes
E9
13 postcodes