Total Crime Rate
162.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Corfield Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 297th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Corfield Street (E2 0DU) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Corfield Street (E2 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Heath Road. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainsley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brady Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Collingwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Darling Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collingwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birkbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Headlam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wilmot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilmot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainsley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ainsley Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brady Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ainsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brady Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brady Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brady Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cudworth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
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