Total Crime Rate

237.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.1 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 237.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 30.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Fairfield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 198th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2QB) in the last 12 months was 237.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2QB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Church
Apr 2026Drugs Brymay Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baldock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldock Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldock Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trevithick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlin'S Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brymay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brymay Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Fyre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Fyre Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Fyre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Brewery Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Brewery Road
Apr 2026Other theft Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartfield Terrace
Apr 2026Other theft Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alameda Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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