Total Crime Rate

185.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 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 185.2 9/10
  • Drugs 67.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 259th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Road (E3 5LS) in the last 12 months was 185.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Road (E3 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ewart Place, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daling Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Antill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranwell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewlett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Medway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Ford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mccullum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Place Under investigation
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 Stanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mccullum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdsfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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