Total Crime Rate
94.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cephas 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boyton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mile End Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portman Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Heath Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Braintree Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mile End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornwall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cornwall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Digby Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Digby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Assembly Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mile End Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Osier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mile End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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