Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 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 218.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Usher Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 228th highest crime rate of 693 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 Usher Road (E3 2HA) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 19 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Usher Road (E3 2HA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Usher Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B142 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlile Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ordell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ordell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cardigan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlile Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carlile Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road

Data Sources

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