Elevated caution
Based on public recorded crime near Bow East, Tower Hamlets within 500m.
Incidents
109
Trend
rising
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: August 2026.
Area Profile
A strong food and nightlife base where theft and late-evening crowding can be more relevant than daytime concerns.
Local Policing
This point falls in the Bow East neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.
Current local priorities
- Drug Dealing and ASB in and around Lefevre Walk. Vehicles and pedestrians engaging in drug dealing and committing ASB around car parks and play areas between Lefevre Walk and Legion Terrace.
- Increase in theft offences around Fish Island Increase in pedal bike enabled mobile phone theft offences, in and around Fish Island.
- Drug Dealing and ASB around Matilda Gardens. Vehicles and pedestrians engaging in drug dealing and committing ASB around car parks and communal areas in Matilda Gardens
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
Hackney Wick
828m away · Mildmay
Pudding Mill Lane
936m away · DLR
Bow Church
972m away · DLR
Bow Road
1.0km away · District, Hammersmith & City
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How to Read This
Designed for travel planning, not certainty.
- Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
- Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
- A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
- Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
- Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
- The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.
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