Crime Rates at Old Ford Road, London, E3 5SX

Old Ford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 44th highest crime rate of 710 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 Old Ford Road (E3 5SX) in the last 12 months was 561.9 per 1,000 residents and was 325.4% higher than the Bow West average (132.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Ford Road (E3 5SX), the main crime hotspot is near Old Ford Road. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.