Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fairfield Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2QA) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bow Church, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bow Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bow East

Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jebb Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bow Church Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldock Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldock Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Brymay Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brymay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trevithick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brymay Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matilda Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Apr 2026Drugs Wrexham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wick Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arnold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douro Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlin'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Wrexham Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 74

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑