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 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.

Crime Over Time in Gale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Celandine Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Violet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Violet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Violet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kilner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Furze Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Furze Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Celandine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Celandine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tidey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Celandine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Brock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Ursula Gould Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartlett Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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