Total Crime Rate
380.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
128.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Heath Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 91st 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 (E2 0EL) in the last 12 months was 380.7 per 1,000 residents and was 168.1% 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 Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 128.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Heath Road (E2 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 188 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bethnal Green West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ainsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ainsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ainsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ainsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ainsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ainsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ainsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ainsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ainsley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainsley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellsworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Three Colts Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Three Colts Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainsley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainsley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herald Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Witan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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