Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wrights 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wrights Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlile Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carlile Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Carlile Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armagh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armagh Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armagh Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardigan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Libra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hewison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Candy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parnell Road
Apr 2026Robbery Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruston Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armagh Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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