Total Crime Rate
122.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (E3 2EA) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode E3 2EA, the main crime hotspot is near Libra Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 60 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 | Public order | Usher Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Four Seasons Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pancras Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Libra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Anglo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anglo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pancras Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.