Total Crime Rate
307.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Trego Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 137th 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 Trego Road (E9 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 307.3 per 1,000 residents and was 124.6% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Trego Road (E9 5HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hackney Wick. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prince Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | East Cross Route | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cadogan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Marks Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Marks Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | East Cross Route | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | East Cross Route | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cross Route | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackney Wick | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cross Route | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wyke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wyke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Roach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Prince Edward Road | Under investigation |
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