Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 28.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 710 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 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Bromley North average (154.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% 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 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B140 (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fern Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hawgood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Furze Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B140 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Fairfoot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Furze Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B140 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Celandine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Celandine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B140 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kilner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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