Total Crime Rate
298.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ursula Gould Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 137th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ursula Gould Way (E14 7FW) in the last 12 months was 298.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher than the Bromley North average (154.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ursula Gould Way (E14 7FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stainsby Road, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgess Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guthridge Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gale Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cotall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lindfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgess Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tidey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guthridge Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Upper North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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