Total Crime Rate

884.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

340.7 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 884.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 340.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 263.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 151.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 85.2 10/10
  • Other theft 74.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.7 10/10
  • Drugs 55.0 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Robbery 33.0 10/10
  • Burglary 30.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Empson Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 20th 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 Empson Street (E3 3ND) in the last 12 months was 884.6 per 1,000 residents and was 435.6% higher than the Bromley North average (165.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 340.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empson Street (E3 3ND), the main crime hotspot is near Harston Walk. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bromley South

Crime Over Time in Empson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillender Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harston Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harston Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harston Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Harston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harston Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Empson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Empson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Towcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannaford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannaford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devas Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Devas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Devas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Devas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 103

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑