Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitethorn 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Julia Scurr Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ursula Gould Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fairfoot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maddams Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Invicta Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Julia Scurr Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ursula Gould Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiltern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glaucus Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Celandine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Celandine Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Celandine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rounton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glaucus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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