Total Crime Rate
202.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morville 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.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kitcat Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Springwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Springwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tredegar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B142 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B142 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B142 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Springwood Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Four Seasons Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tredegar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tredegar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cardigan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardigan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Springwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Springwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ordell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pancras Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
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