Crime Rates at Pound Path, London, E3 5SE

Pound Path area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 315th highest crime rate of 693 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 Pound Path (E3 5SE) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Path (E3 5SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Ford Road, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmers Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.