Total Crime Rate

284.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 41.2 10/10
  • Drugs 28.8 10/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Payne Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 147th 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 Payne Road (E3 2FX) in the last 12 months was 284.0 per 1,000 residents and was 110.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 716.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Payne Road (E3 2FX), the main crime hotspot is near Old Brewery Road. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Payne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cook'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Payne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Payne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alameda Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cook'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Payne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Alameda Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alameda Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wrexham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Cook'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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