Total Crime Rate

331.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 331.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.5 10/10
  • Drugs 38.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Heath Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 115th 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 Cambridge Heath Road (E1 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 331.6 per 1,000 residents and was 133.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Heath Road (E1 5QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Heath Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/131)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collingwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lang Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Malcolm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collingwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bethnal Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vawdrey Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamplighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyllen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyllen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Darling Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Heath Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Birkbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Darling Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birkbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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