Total Crime Rate

160.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 160.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Burglary 37.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (E3 2EA) in the last 12 months was 160.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode E3 2EA, the main crime hotspot is near Libra Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in E3 2EA area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglo Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morville Street
Apr 2026Other crime Anglo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anglo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anglo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anglo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anglo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Anglo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Anglo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglo Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglo Road
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamar Close
Apr 2026Public order Carlile Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carlile Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlile Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardigan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pancras Way
Apr 2026Burglary Chariot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Forum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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