Total Crime Rate
151.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willow Tree Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 314th highest crime rate of 710 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 Willow Tree Close (E3 5PH) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willow Tree Close (E3 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Ford Road, where police recorded 63 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sycamore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterside Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Ford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mc Cullum Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beale Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gunmakers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gunmakers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gunmakers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Armagh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centurion Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hewlett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewlett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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