Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birdsfield 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.

Crime Over Time in Birdsfield Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lombard Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Centurion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beale Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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