Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Street (E3 3PY) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Street (E3 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Violet Road. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Devons Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Devons Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Devons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Devons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Devons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Devons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Devons Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tidey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tidey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tidey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tidey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tidey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rounton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rounton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rounton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rounton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rounton Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Rounton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackthorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rounton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rounton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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