Postcode · London
Crime in E3 5QR
How much crime is recorded in E3 5QR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bow West
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,306 (2024)
E3 5QRLondon
How safe is E3 5QR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E3 5QR 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
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 5QRNational
Anti-social behaviour23.410.7
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft6.44.5
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Theft from the person1.52.1
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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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.