Total Crime Rate

160.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 160.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Burglary 37.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wick Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wick Lane (E3 2TA) in the last 12 months was 160.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wick Lane (E3 2TA), the main crime hotspot is near Roach Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wick Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chariot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bream Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bream Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamar Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Cross Route Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pancras Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douro Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wick Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Wick Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Pancras Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Iceland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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