Total Crime Rate
251.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Richard Trees Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 176th highest crime rate of 710 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 Richard Trees Way (E3 4RF) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (β 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richard Trees Way (E3 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Merchant Street. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchant Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coborn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ropery Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ropery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southern Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coborn Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coborn Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clements Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clements Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | English Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchant Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dimson Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchant Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchant Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Merchant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
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