Total Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ambrose Walk area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 56th 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 Ambrose Walk (E3 2AR) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ambrose Walk (E3 2AR), 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.
View Crime In Bow West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jebb Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchant Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arnold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchant Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchant Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlin'S Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchant Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wick Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Merchant Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merchant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartfield Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartfield Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dimson Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Fyre Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blondin Street | Under investigation |
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