Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 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 127.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Taft Way area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taft Way (E3 3DH) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taft Way (E3 3DH), 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 Taft Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bruce Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bruce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonard'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Harston Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harston Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road
Apr 2026Other crime Payne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Washington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Leonard'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Guy Gardens
Apr 2026Burglary Pintle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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