Postcode · London
Crime in E3 2AD
How much crime is recorded in E3 2AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bow South
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,617 (2024)
E3 2ADLondon
How safe is E3 2AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E3 2AD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E3 2ADNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Theft from the person5.82.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs2.62.4
Public order2.44.6
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.41.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.