Total Crime Rate
143.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vernon Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 336th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Road (E3 5HE) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vernon Road (E3 5HE), 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.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parnell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ewart Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ewart Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ewart Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ewart Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewart Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewart Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ewart Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Centurion Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Centurion Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlile Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Carlile Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ewart Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewart Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cardigan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutherland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coborn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mccullum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mccullum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tamar Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hewison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutherland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sutherland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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