Total Crime Rate

844.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 844.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 228.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.3 10/10
  • Public order 112.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 90.5 10/10
  • Other theft 64.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Heath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Booth Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Jude'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Jude'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poyser Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quinn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Treadway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Treadway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Treadway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Booth Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Old Bethnal Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Minerva Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cambridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cambridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centre Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Old Bethnal Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Silk Weaver Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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