Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

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 88.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackthorn Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Blackthorn Street (E3 3PX) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Street (E3 3PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devons Road, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Violet Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Brock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purdy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddams Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Glaucus Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaucus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackthorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Purdy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Purdy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purdy Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pioneer Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devons Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rounton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devons Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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