Total Crime Rate

618.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 618.8 10/10
  • Drugs 188.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Other theft 42.1 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 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

Old Ford Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 38th 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 Old Ford Road (E3 5TA) in the last 12 months was 618.8 per 1,000 residents and was 360.6% higher than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Ford Road (E3 5TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Ford Road, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daling Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Ford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bunsen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Bunsen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Driffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Driffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Driffield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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