Total Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Allen 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.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lyal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beale Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beale Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beale Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Centurion Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewlett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hewlett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Armagh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Ford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Libra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Libra Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterside Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sycamore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mc Cullum Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mccullum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
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