Bow South
Middle areaNorth east Tower Hamlets. 12,161 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bow South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bow South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bow South at a rate of 131.2 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 | 401 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 308 |
| Other crime | 277 |
| Drug offences | 124 |
| Burglary | 110 |
| Theft from the person | 108 |
| Vehicle crime | 99 |
| Shoplifting | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 52 |
| Robbery | 41 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bow South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bow South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bow South at a rate of 131.2 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, 150 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bow South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (401), anti-social behaviour (308) and other crime (277).
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 South alone. See Tower Hamlets
Bow South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bow South was £425,000 in 2025.
Bow South had 11,328 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bow South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bow South, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.