Total Crime Rate

591.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.7 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 591.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Drugs 45.1 10/10
  • Public order 39.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Robbery 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Kitcat Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 43rd 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 Kitcat Terrace (E3 2SA) in the last 12 months was 591.6 per 1,000 residents and was 332.3% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 281.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitcat Terrace (E3 2SA), the main crime hotspot is near Bow Road. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kitcat Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rainhill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rainhill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dimson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dimson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dimson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dimson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dimson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wick Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wick Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arnold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlin'S Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mornington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Willow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matilda Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douro Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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