Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 236.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cephas Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 199th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cephas Avenue (E1 4AR) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cephas Avenue (E1 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 367 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bethnal Green East

Crime Over Time in Cephas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/142)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Morecambe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Morecambe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morecambe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tinsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beveridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaumont Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hannibal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hannibal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Green —
Apr 2026Burglary Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stepney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lang Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 142

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑