Total Crime Rate

199.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 199.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Grove Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bow West , and the 241st highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (E3 5TW) in the last 12 months was 199.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the Bow West average (134.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (E3 5TW), the main crime hotspot is near Palmers Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewlett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Driffield Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Driffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Medway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lyal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bunsen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strahan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strahan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bunsen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Ford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Driffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strahan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clinton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haverfield Road

Data Sources

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