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 5LD) 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 5LD), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Ewart Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ewart Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sutherland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mccullum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewart Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewart Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewart Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewart Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewart Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ewart Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutherland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ewart Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ewart Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ewart Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewart Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewart Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Centurion Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutherland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balmer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Saxon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranwell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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