Total Crime Rate

236.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 236.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cambridge Heath Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 197th highest 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 Cambridge Heath Road (E1 5RZ) in the last 12 months was 236.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Heath Road (E1 5RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Brady Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyllen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wyllen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brady Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Brady Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardsey Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wickford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Merceron Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Merceron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Collingwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headlam Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vawdrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Key Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Key Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Key Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Key Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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