Postcode · London
Crime in E3 2UQ
How much crime is recorded in E3 2UQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bow South
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,045 (2024)
How safe is E3 2UQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E3 2UQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 2UQNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs2.82.4
Public order1.04.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.