Total Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 179.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cardigan Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 267th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardigan Road (E3 5HT) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 340.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Road (E3 5HT), 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 Cardigan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hewison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ordell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road —
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 2025Other crime Beale Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Centurion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Libra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hewison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Balmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ordell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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