Crime Rates at Old Ford Road, London, E3 5NR

Old Ford Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Ford Road (E3 5NR) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Ford Road (E3 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Ford Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tait Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.