Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Allen Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 252nd lowest 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 Allen Road (E3 5JY) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allen Road (E3 5JY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Allen Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lyal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Beale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Beale Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Centurion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewlett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hewlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Armagh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Libra Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside Close
Sep 2025Other crime Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mc Cullum Road
Sep 2025Robbery Mccullum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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