Total Crime Rate

475.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 475.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 154.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Other theft 64.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Robbery 41.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Roach Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 65th highest crime rate of 693 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 Roach Road (E3 2PF) in the last 12 months was 475.6 per 1,000 residents and was 247.6% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 810.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roach Road (E3 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near East Bay Lane. Police recorded 230 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rothbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rothbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bream Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bream Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bream Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bream Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyke Road —
Apr 2026Other crime East Bay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Bay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Anthony'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeed Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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