Crime Rates at Gunmakers Lane, London, E3 5QA

Gunmakers Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 12th 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 Gunmakers Lane (E3 5QA) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Gunmakers Lane (E3 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 53 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.