Total Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vernon Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 96th 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 Vernon Road (E3 5HF) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vernon Road (E3 5HF), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coborn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tredegar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Four Seasons Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coborn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shetland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shetland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shetland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tredegar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beale Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beale Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tredegar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cardigan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Centurion Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ordell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ordell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ordell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutherland Road | — |
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