Total Crime Rate
129.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gale 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 3RP) 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 3RP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Celandine Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Violet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Violet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Violet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Violet Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Violet Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barchester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kilner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Furze Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Furze Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Celandine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Celandine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barchester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tidey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Celandine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yeo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ursula Gould Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartlett Close | Under investigation |
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