Total Crime Rate

94.8 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 94.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cephas Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Cephas Street (E1 4JD) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cephas Street (E1 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Grove, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Globe Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cephas Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Boyton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mile End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portman Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Braintree Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Digby Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Assembly Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mile End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Osier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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