Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavell Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 344th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavell Street (E1 2BN) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the Stepney Green average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavell Street (E1 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Halcrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Damien Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cavell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelina Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damien Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelina Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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