Crime Rates at Sycamore Avenue, London, E3 5RY

Sycamore Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 185th highest crime rate of 693 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 Sycamore Avenue (E3 5RY) in the last 12 months was 246.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Avenue (E3 5RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Ford Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ollerton Green (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.