Total Crime Rate

425.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.5 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 425.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 73.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.8 10/10
  • Public order 38.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • 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

Wellington Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 78th 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 Wellington Way (E3 4NA) in the last 12 months was 425.4 per 1,000 residents and was 157.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 136.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Way (E3 4NA), 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 Wellington Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Grove
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordell Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ordell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ordell Road Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Merchant Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences British Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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