Crime Rates at Malmesbury Road, London, E3 2EB

Malmesbury Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 693 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 Malmesbury Road (E3 2EB) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malmesbury Road (E3 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhondda Grove, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Clements Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.