Total Crime Rate

239.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 239.7 10/10
  • Drugs 62.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Burglary 35.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
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

Wick Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 196th highest crime rate of 693 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 Wick Lane (E3 2PW) in the last 12 months was 239.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wick Lane (E3 2PW), the main crime hotspot is near Iceland Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wick Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dace Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wick Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Wick Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeed Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douro Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hart Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pancras Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pancras Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Forum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bream Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wick Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wick Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Iceland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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