Crime Rate in Bromley North, ward

Bromley North has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 455th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 108th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bromley North in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Tower Hamlets district average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bromley North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 569 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -6.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 744 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bromley North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Merchant Street. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.