Total Crime Rate

454.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 454.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.1 8/10
  • Other theft 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 14.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Libra Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 65th 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 Libra Road (E3 2HP) in the last 12 months was 454.4 per 1,000 residents and was 236.4% higher than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 205.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Libra Road (E3 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Libra Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Libra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anglo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Anglo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beale Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Centurion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ranwell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tait Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cardigan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tait Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tait Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shetland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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