Total Crime Rate
585.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitton Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 42nd 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 Whitton Walk (E3 2AF) in the last 12 months was 585.9 per 1,000 residents and was 333.9% higher than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 276.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitton Walk (E3 2AF), 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.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tredegar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ireton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ireton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eleanor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tredegar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ireton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Four Seasons Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ireton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ireton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B142 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hartfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Road | Under investigation |
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