Total Crime Rate

62.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 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 62.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Violet Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 124th 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 Violet Road (E3 3QG) in the last 12 months was 62.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Bromley North average (165.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Road (E3 3QG), 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 Violet Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Watts Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Watts Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Watts Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pioneer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pioneer Close —
Apr 2026Public order Pioneer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fawe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tidey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brushwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Reeves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Reeves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devons Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devons Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devons Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeves Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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