Total Crime Rate
119.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wrights Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Wrights Road (E3 5LB) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wrights Road (E3 5LB), 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.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Libra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cardigan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlile Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Carlile Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlile Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armagh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armagh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cardigan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Libra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hewison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Candy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Candy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Candy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parnell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parnell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parnell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruston Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Barge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cardigan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Armagh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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