Crime Rates at Moreland Cottages, London, E3 2QN

Moreland Cottages area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 270th lowest 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 Moreland Cottages (E3 2QN) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moreland Cottages (E3 2QN), 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.