Total Crime Rate

626.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 626.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Other theft 69.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 69.7 10/10
  • Public order 59.7 10/10
  • Burglary 39.8 10/10
  • Drugs 39.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coborn Street area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 35th 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 Coborn Street (E3 2AB) in the last 12 months was 626.9 per 1,000 residents and was 364.2% higher than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 174.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coborn Street (E3 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Merchant Street. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coborn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person British Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coborn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coborn Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coborn Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmer Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Balmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morgan Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Southern Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ordell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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