Total Crime Rate

229.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 229.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Fairfield Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 211th highest 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 Fairfield Road (E3 2QR) in the last 12 months was 229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iceland Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bow Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B142 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Iceland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Iceland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wick Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Wick Lane Local resolution
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 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pancras Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pancras Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Forum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Usher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Usher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Usher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usher Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usher Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wick Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B142 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morville Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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