Total Crime Rate

177.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 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 177.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Drugs 22.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 693 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 3RW) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeo Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knapp Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knapp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeo Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spanby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spanby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bartlett Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Invicta Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawgood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celandine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celandine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celandine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Celandine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Celandine Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Celandine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brabazon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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