Crime Rate in Bromley South, ward

Bromley South has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 1825th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 348th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bromley South in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Tower Hamlets district average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bromley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 435 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 27.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -24.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 538 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bromley South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Harston Walk. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.