Crime Rate in Bromley South, ward

Bromley South has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 2194th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 311th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bromley South in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Tower Hamlets district average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bromley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 424 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , up 60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -32.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 535 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bromley South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Devons Road, with 134 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Harston Walk (43 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.