Total Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ridgdale Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 248th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgdale Street (E3 2TW) in the last 12 months was 193.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgdale Street (E3 2TW), the main crime hotspot is near Old Brewery Road. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bow East

Crime Over Time in Ridgdale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bruce Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Payne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hartfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Payne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Payne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Payne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Payne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bruce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cook'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cook'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bow Church Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.