Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 60.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Cavendish Terrace area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Terrace (E3 5AY) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Terrace (E3 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhondda Grove, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Clements Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tony Cannell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tony Cannell Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Lawton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tony Cannell Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brokesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brokesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brokesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Treby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alloway Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treby Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treby Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tony Cannell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Balmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Balmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Balmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmer Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mile End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mile End Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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