Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Ford Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 324th highest crime rate of 710 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 Old Ford Road (E3 2LU) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Ford Road (E3 2LU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Old Ford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pancras Way
Sep 2025Other theft Pancras Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smeed Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smeed Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marks Gate
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Marks Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Marks Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marks Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside Close
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jodrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Candy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Candy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruston Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Armagh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hart Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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