Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 100.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Joseph Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Joseph Street (E3 4JB) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -70.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joseph Street (E3 4JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eric Street, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portia Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Joseph Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Julia Scurr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maritime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Michael Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midlothian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midlothian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maritime Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Maritime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maritime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geoff Cade Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Locksley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geoff Cade Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geoff Cade Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geoff Cade Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Treby Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Treby Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Geoffrey Chaucer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geoff Cade Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eric Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour English Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nellie Cressall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eric Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eric Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eric Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Booker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ropery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Booker Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Booker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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