Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Burgess Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 50th 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 Burgess Street (E14 7AT) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Bromley North average (165.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burgess Street (E14 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burgess Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thomas Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Thomas Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booker Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booker Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallwood Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Julia Scurr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Julia Scurr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Julia Scurr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Julia Scurr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Julia Scurr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Julia Scurr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallwood Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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