Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wager Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 288th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wager Street (E3 4JD) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Bromley North average (165.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wager Street (E3 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Portia Way. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wager Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Common Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Baythorne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Michael Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booker Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wraxall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booker Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Booker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Geoffrey Chaucer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Geoffrey Chaucer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Geoffrey Chaucer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Chaucer Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Chaucer Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Chaucer Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brokesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brokesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Chaucer Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midlothian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ackroyd Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lockhart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickard Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Common Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Common Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Huddart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Common Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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