Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lyal Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Lyal Road (E3 5QG) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyal Road (E3 5QG), the main crime hotspot is near Rhondda Grove. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyal Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place
Apr 2026Other crime Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alloway Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Medway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coborn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coborn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coborn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewlett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmer Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strahan Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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