Total Crime Rate

148.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 148.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ordell Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 325th 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 Ordell Road (E3 2HF) in the last 12 months was 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ordell Road (E3 2HF), 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 Ordell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mornington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morville Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hewison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matilda Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usher Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usher Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usher Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Usher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Usher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Usher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Centurion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Centurion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shetland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglo Road —
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Data Sources

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