Total Crime Rate

202.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 202.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Morville Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 241st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morville Street (E3 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 202.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 155.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morville Street (E3 2DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bow Road. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morville Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kitcat Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Springwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Springwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tredegar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary B142 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B142
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B142
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Springwood Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Four Seasons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Redwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Morville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Morville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tredegar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tredegar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardigan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Road
Sep 2025Burglary Springwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Springwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ordell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Pancras Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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