Crime Rates at Bow Road, London, E3 2AJ

Bow Road 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 Bow Road (E3 2AJ) 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 Bow Road (E3 2AJ), 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.