Total Crime Rate

626.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 626.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Other theft 69.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 69.7 10/10
  • Public order 59.7 10/10
  • Burglary 39.8 10/10
  • Drugs 39.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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 Coborn Road (E3 2DA) 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 Coborn Road (E3 2DA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Coborn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harley Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shetland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clements Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shetland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shetland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmer Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Balmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mile End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences British Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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