Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strahan Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 33rd 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 Strahan Road (E3 5DA) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Bow West average (132.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strahan Road (E3 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Rhondda Grove. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bow West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lawton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lyal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rhondda Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rhondda Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conyer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cherrywood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morgan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arbery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lanfranc Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lanfranc Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Medway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rhondda Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rhondda Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Antill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lichfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lichfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rhondda Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lombard Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rhondda Grove | Under investigation |
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