Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cavendish Terrace area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Terrace (E3 5AY) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Terrace (E3 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhondda Grove, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Clements Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bow West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tony Cannell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tony Cannell Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lawton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lawton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tony Cannell Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brokesley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brokesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brokesley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Treby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alloway Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Treby Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Treby Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tony Cannell Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Balmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Balmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Balmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balmer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mile End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Mile End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Mile End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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