Crime Rates at Bow Road, London, E3 2ZZ

Bow Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 198th 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 Bow Road (E3 2ZZ) in the last 12 months was 237.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bow Road (E3 2ZZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bow Church, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Brewery Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.