Total Crime Rate
844.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cambridge Heath Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 710 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 9NN) in the last 12 months was 844.8 per 1,000 residents and was 450.2% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 84 (β 362.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Heath Road (E2 9NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mare Street, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robinson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Booth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Jude'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Jude'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poyser Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quinn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Treadway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Treadway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Treadway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Booth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Bethnal Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Minerva Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Minerva Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minerva Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Robinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Booth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Bethnal Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silk Weaver Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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