Total Crime Rate

316.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 316.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Drugs 45.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • 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

Payne Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 128th 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 Payne Road (E3 2PP) in the last 12 months was 316.9 per 1,000 residents and was 131.6% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 868.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Payne Road (E3 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Old Brewery Road. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Payne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brymay Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pudding Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pudding Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pudding Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudding Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudding Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bruce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonard'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Leonard'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bruce Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bruce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wrexham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Brewery Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Payne Road —
Apr 2026Public order Payne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Payne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Payne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road —
Apr 2026Public order Arrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Powis Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powis Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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