Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavell Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavell Street (E1 2JA) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Stepney Green average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavell Street (E1 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 237 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 (30/222)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromehead Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Buross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromehead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miranda Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Raven Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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