Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 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
  • Robbery 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

Vernon Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 202nd 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 Vernon Road (E3 5GS) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (E3 5GS), 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 Vernon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hewison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Road —
Sep 2025Public order Cardigan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tredegar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tredegar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Morville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shetland Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Shetland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shetland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tredegar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Vernon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Centurion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ordell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Road —

Data Sources

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