Total Crime Rate

273.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 32.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roach Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 157th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roach Road (E3 2GZ) in the last 12 months was 273.6 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roach Road (E3 2GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hackney Wick. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hackney Wick Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hackney Wick Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hackney Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bream Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeed Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dace Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stour Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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