Total Crime Rate
100.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Joseph 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Julia Scurr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Maritime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Michael Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midlothian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Midlothian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maritime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maritime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geoff Cade Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Locksley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Geoff Cade Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Treby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Treby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turner'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Geoffrey Chaucer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joseph Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geoff Cade Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eric Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | English Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nellie Cressall Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eric Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eric Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eric Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Booker Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ropery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Booker Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Booker Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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