Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 28.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitethorn Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 39th 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 Whitethorn Street (E3 4DB) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Bromley North average (154.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitethorn Street (E3 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B140, where police recorded 75 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.

Crime Over Time in Whitethorn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Julia Scurr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ursula Gould Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Fairfoot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddams Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Invicta Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Julia Scurr Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Brock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ursula Gould Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glaucus Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Celandine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Celandine Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Celandine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rounton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaucus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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