Total Crime Rate

526.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 526.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 311.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Robbery 50.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Aberavon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 50th highest 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 Aberavon Road (E3 5AR) in the last 12 months was 526.9 per 1,000 residents and was 292.2% higher than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberavon Road (E3 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhondda Grove, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aberavon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coborn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tredegar Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clinton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coborn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strahan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strahan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wraxall Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wentworth Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alloway Road —
Apr 2026Public order Coborn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coborn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mossford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossford Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Mile End Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strahan Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lawton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Strahan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tony Cannell Mews —
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Data Sources

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