Total Crime Rate

793.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

370.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 793.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 370.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Public order 81.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 64.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.0 8/10
  • Drugs 47.4 10/10
  • Burglary 43.1 10/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 24th 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 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 793.1 per 1,000 residents and was 458.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 370.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Heath Road (E2 9NQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethnal Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vyner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bethnal Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowlem Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cambridge Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clarkson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ellsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellsworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellsworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellsworth Street —
Apr 2026Public order Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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