Total Crime Rate

591.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 591.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Drugs 45.1 10/10
  • Public order 39.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Robbery 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Addington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 43rd 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 Addington Road (E3 2BP) in the last 12 months was 591.6 per 1,000 residents and was 332.3% higher 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 281.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addington Road (E3 2BP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Addington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matilda Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ordell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Springwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Springwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B142 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B142 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B142 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B142 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B142 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B142 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B142 —
Apr 2026Public order Ordell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jebb Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
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Data Sources

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