Crime Rates at Moreland Cottages, London, E3 2QN

Moreland Cottages area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 307th highest crime rate of 710 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 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% 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 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.