Total Crime Rate

820.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.1 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 820.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 199.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 154.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Public order 54.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.8 10/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Robbery 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Coborn Road area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 22nd 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 Coborn Road (E3 2DA) in the last 12 months was 820.9 per 1,000 residents and was 499.9% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 184.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coborn Road (E3 2DA), 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 Coborn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carlile Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Carlile Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences British Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime British Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs British Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs British Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Tress Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlile Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Merchant Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchant Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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