Total Crime Rate

81.6 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 81.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Athelstane Grove area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 194th 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 Athelstane Grove (E3 5JG) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Bow West average (132.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athelstane Grove (E3 5JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhondda Grove, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Libra Road (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Athelstane Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anglo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Road —
Sep 2025Public order Cardigan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tredegar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coborn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coborn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rhondda Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anglo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rhondda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hewlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewlett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lombard Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Road —

Data Sources

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