Total Crime Rate
121.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornwall Avenue area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Cornwall Avenue (E2 0HE) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornwall Avenue (E2 0HE), 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 East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Harpley Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lamplighter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Globe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Globe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Globe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portman Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rickman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Heath Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malcolm Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coopers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coopers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lang Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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