Total Crime Rate
129.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Matilda Gardens area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 330th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Matilda Gardens (E3 2GR) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Matilda Gardens (E3 2GR), 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.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ordell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B142 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Usher Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Usher Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Usher Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Usher Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B142 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B142 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B142 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B142 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartfield Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Benworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vernon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B142 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Anglo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Anglo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anglo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anglo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anglo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Anglo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Anglo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglo Road | — |
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