Total Crime Rate
99.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lyal Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyal Road (E3 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Bow West average (132.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyal Road (E3 5QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rhondda Grove. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bow West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arbery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arbery Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arbery Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coborn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rhondda Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tredegar Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morgan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rhondda Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cherrywood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewlett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lyal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saxon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Antill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Antill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hewlett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Medway Road | — |
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