Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bromley Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bromley Street (E1 0NB) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the St Dunstan's average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Street (E1 0NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ratcliffe Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bromley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakeling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belgrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulcott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Boulcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boulcott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wakeling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ratcliffe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bere Street
Apr 2026Other theft York Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chudleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Limehouse Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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