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Crime in E3 2GS

How much crime is recorded in E3 2GS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bow South
Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,764 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E3 2GS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E3 2GS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2GSNational
Anti-social behaviour31.610.7
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Burglary19.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Theft from the person2.32.1
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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