Postcode · London
Crime in E3 5PY
How much crime is recorded in E3 5PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bow North & Fish Island
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,025 (2024)
E3 5PYLondon
How safe is E3 5PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E3 5PY area, above 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
40.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 5PYNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary13.69.1
Theft from the person10.42.1
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Other theft7.24.5
Public order3.74.6
Drugs3.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.