Postcode · London
Crime in E3 5RE
How much crime is recorded in E3 5RE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bow West
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,730 (2024)
E3 5RELondon
How safe is E3 5RE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E3 5RE 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
29.0
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 5RENational
Burglary27.69.1
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Theft from the person6.82.1
Other theft6.64.5
Public order5.24.6
Bicycle theft4.31.0
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery1.91.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.