Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 81.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selwyn Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selwyn Road (E3 5EA) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Bow West average (132.1 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwyn Road (E3 5EA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Selwyn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Rhondda Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Antill Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coborn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cherrywood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tredegar Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tredegar Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tredegar Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lanfranc Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lanfranc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Antill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Antill Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shetland Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Shetland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shetland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Balmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Beale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conyer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Centurion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rhondda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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