Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 94.9 7/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Nicholson Square area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholson Square (E3 3UB) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower than the Bromley North average (165.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholson Square (E3 3UB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholson Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Three Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pintle Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Other theft Talwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Talwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Three Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Guy Gardens
Apr 2026Burglary Pintle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Washington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carpet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pintle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Powis Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonard'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Leonard'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Hunt'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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