Crime Rates at Ford Road, London, E3 5PQ

Ford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 277th highest 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 5PQ) in the last 12 months was 172.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Bow West average (132.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Road (E3 5PQ), 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 Mccullum Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.