Total Crime Rate
96.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morgan Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Morgan Street (E3 5AA) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Bow West average (132.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morgan Street (E3 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhondda Grove, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mile End (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eric Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wentworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wentworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wentworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wentworth Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mile End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mile End Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eric Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eric Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eric Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lichfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mile End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mile End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mile End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mossford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mossford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mossford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mossford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mossford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lyal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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