Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Beale Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beale Road (E3 5LA) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beale Road (E3 5LA), 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 Beale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdsfield Lane 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
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order William Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft William Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdsfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mccullum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Centurion Lane Under investigation
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 Shetland Road —
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Centurion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebank Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dane Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mccullum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armagh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road —
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Data Sources

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