Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fern Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Street (E3 3PT) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Street (E3 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devons Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B140 (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belton Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spanby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spanby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knapp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knapp Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selsey Street
Apr 2026Robbery Belton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furze Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B140 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B140 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furze Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furze Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furze Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Furze Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chiltern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watts Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Devons Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street

Data Sources

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