Total Crime Rate

514.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

300.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 514.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 300.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 254.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.0 10/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Merchant Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merchant Street (E3 4LT) in the last 12 months was 514.0 per 1,000 residents and was 211.2% 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 300.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchant Street (E3 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Merchant Street. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merchant Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Merchant Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mornington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Tress Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Clements Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brokesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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