Total Crime Rate

110.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 110.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

St Stephens Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Road (E3 5PG) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Road (E3 5PG), 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 St Stephens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdsfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdsfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coborn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Ford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Medway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strahan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebank Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sutherland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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