Crime Rates at Coborn Street, London, E3 2AB

Coborn Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 22nd 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 Coborn Street (E3 2AB) in the last 12 months was 820.9 per 1,000 residents and was 499.9% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 184.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coborn Street (E3 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Merchant Street. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.