Total Crime Rate

214.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 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 214.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 62.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

William Guy Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 230th highest 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 William Guy Gardens (E3 3LF) in the last 12 months was 214.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Guy Gardens (E3 3LF), 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 William Guy Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bromley-By-Bow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bruce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Empson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Empson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Empson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Empson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empson Street
Apr 2026Robbery Bromley-By-Bow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bruce Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bromley-By-Bow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Brewery Road
Apr 2026Burglary Old Brewery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Powis Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Towcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Devas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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