Crime Rates at Payne Road, London, E3 2SP

Payne Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 104th 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 Payne Road (E3 2SP) in the last 12 months was 345.1 per 1,000 residents and was 152.2% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Payne Road (E3 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Old Brewery Road. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.