Total Crime Rate

174.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 174.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gale Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 280th highest 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 Gale Street (E3 3RN) in the last 12 months was 174.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gale Street (E3 3RN), 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 Gale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cotall Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Violet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Violet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Violet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Road
Apr 2026Robbery Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balladier Walk
Apr 2026Other crime 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 2026Theft from the person Devons Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cotall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeo Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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