Total Crime Rate

252.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 252.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rosebank Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 179th 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 Rosebank Gardens (E3 5EF) in the last 12 months was 252.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% higher than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebank Gardens (E3 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Libra Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rosebank Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Anglo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Burglary Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mccullum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anglo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anglo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglo Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Libra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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