Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Ford Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 292nd lowest 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 Old Ford Road (E3 5JP) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Ford Road (E3 5JP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Old Ford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdsfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranwell Close —
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Ford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armagh Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdsfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Centurion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armagh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armagh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Libra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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