Total Crime Rate

1164.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1164.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 246.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 197.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 156.7 10/10
  • Drugs 111.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.9 10/10
  • Other theft 89.6 10/10
  • Burglary 59.7 10/10
  • Public order 59.7 10/10
  • Robbery 41.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.4 10/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hancock Road area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 13th 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 Hancock Road (E3 3DA) in the last 12 months was 1164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 654.2% higher than the Bromley North average (154.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 212.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 96.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hancock Road (E3 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hancock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunt'S Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Hunt'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hunt'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hunt'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hunt'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunt'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Botanical Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washington Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bromley-By-Bow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannaford Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bromley High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twelvetrees Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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