Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfield Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2QF) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bow Church, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bow Road (49 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douro Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tredegar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Springwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Springwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Morville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Morville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Springwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tredegar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Springwood Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Wrexham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Springwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Douro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ordell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B142 β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pancras Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pancras Way β€”

Data Sources

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