Crime Rates at Cephas Avenue, London, E1 4AR

Cephas Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 710 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 289.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 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 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cephas Avenue (E1 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Green. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.