Total Crime Rate

448.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.0 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 448.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 59.2 10/10
  • Drugs 47.7 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • 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

Grove Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 73rd 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 Grove Road (E3 5BD) in the last 12 months was 448.5 per 1,000 residents and was 233.8% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strahan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rhondda Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhondda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rhondda Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rhondda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rhondda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rhondda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rhondda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rhondda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rhondda Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alloway Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strahan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strahan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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