Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 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 109.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fairfield Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 270th lowest 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 2ZB) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (E3 2ZB), the main crime hotspot is near Bow Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Fyre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usher Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usher Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usher Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Brymay Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brymay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brymay Close —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Fyre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Springwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Springwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B142 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Iceland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Iceland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B142 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ridgdale Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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