Total Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Pauls Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Way (E3 4AD) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Pauls Way (E3 4AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotall Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgess Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Julia Scurr Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cotall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B140 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Celandine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatherley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weatherley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Julia Scurr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Furze Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gale Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tidey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geoff Cade Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geoff Cade Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geoff Cade Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Furze Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Invicta Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | — |
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