Total Crime Rate
191.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parnell Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 252nd 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 Parnell Road (E3 2JU) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parnell Road (E3 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Mccullum Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Armagh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Candy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sycamore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Ford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranwell Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Candy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterside Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mccullum Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wick Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mccullum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mccullum Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cross Route | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cross Route | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jodrell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parnell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Marks Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Marks Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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