Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gale Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 353rd highest 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 Gale Street (E3 3RJ) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gale Street (E3 3RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Violet Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Furze Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watts Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watts Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Watts Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Violet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Devons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Devons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Devons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devons Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Invicta Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Belton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kilner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ellesmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Brock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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