Total Crime Rate
94.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nicholson 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.
View Crime In Bromley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Three Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pintle Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Talwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Talwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Three Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Guy Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pintle Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Washington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carpet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pintle Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Powis Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Leonard'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Leonard'S Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hunt'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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