Bow North & Fish Island
Middle areaNorth Tower Hamlets. 11,754 people in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 29% of people in Bow North & Fish Island live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bow North & Fish Island
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bow North & Fish Island at a rate of 141.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 382 |
| Other crime | 329 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 323 |
| Theft from the person | 230 |
| Burglary | 87 |
| Vehicle crime | 81 |
| Robbery | 67 |
| Drug offences | 59 |
| Shoplifting | 57 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bow North & Fish Island compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bow North & Fish Island safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bow North & Fish Island at a rate of 141.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 159 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bow North & Fish Island.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (382), other crime (329) and anti-social behaviour (323).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets
These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tower Hamlets and not Bow North & Fish Island alone. See Tower Hamlets
Bow North & Fish Island in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bow North & Fish Island was £500,000 in 2025.
Bow North & Fish Island had 11,263 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in Bow North & Fish Island live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bow North & Fish Island, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.