Crime Rates at Malmesbury Road, London, E3 2EE

Malmesbury Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malmesbury Road (E3 2EE) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malmesbury Road (E3 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Merchant Street. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.