Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 66.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Violet Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 144th 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 Violet Road (E3 3QH) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Road (E3 3QH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Violet Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Invicta Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yeo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Yeo Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Yeo Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Blackthorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yeo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reeves Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reeves Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reeves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reeves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Reeves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Reeves Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Reeves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tibbatt'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purdy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Purdy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Purdy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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