Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ford Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 710 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 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Bow West average (132.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Road (E3 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutherland Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mccullum Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medway Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Hewlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lombard Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Gunmakers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewlett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lyal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mccullum Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Mccullum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Antill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Antill Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Antill Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Centurion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gunmakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lanfranc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lanfranc Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gunmakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tait Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tait Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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