Total Crime Rate

355.9 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 355.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 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

Rainhill Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 101st 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 Rainhill Way (E3 3EF) in the last 12 months was 355.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.6% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainhill Way (E3 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Brewery Road, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bow Road (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rainhill Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bruce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bow Church Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bruce Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kitcat Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baldock Street
Sep 2025Burglary Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Church Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hartfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caxton Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church
Sep 2025Drugs Bow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bow Church Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Church Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Church
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Church Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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