Total Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birdsfield Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Birdsfield Lane (E3 5BF) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birdsfield Lane (E3 5BF), the main crime hotspot is near Libra Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Libra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Libra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterside Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lombard Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Ford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Ford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Centurion Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beale Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beale Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beale Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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