Total Crime Rate

1052.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1052.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 257.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 164.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.9 9/10
  • Drugs 104.5 10/10
  • Other theft 56.0 10/10
  • Public order 56.0 10/10
  • Burglary 52.2 10/10
  • Robbery 41.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hancock Road area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 15th highest crime rate of 693 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 1052.2 per 1,000 residents and was 537.1% higher than the Bromley North average (165.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 238.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hancock Road (E3 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 166 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harston Walk (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hancock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harston Walk —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harston Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harston Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harston Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Patrick Connolly Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunt'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunt'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hunt'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bromley-By-Bow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hancock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maltings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Talwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Talwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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