Crime Rates at Roach Road, London, E3 2GY

Roach Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 149th highest crime rate of 710 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 Roach Road (E3 2GY) in the last 12 months was 283.4 per 1,000 residents and was 109.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roach Road (E3 2GY), the main crime hotspot is near Hackney Wick. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.