Crime Rates at Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9RA

Cambridge Heath Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 165th 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 9RA) in the last 12 months was 267.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Heath Road (E2 9RA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.