Total Crime Rate

234.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.6 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 234.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Metropolis Plaza area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 200th 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 Metropolis Plaza (E3 4RH) in the last 12 months was 234.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Metropolis Plaza (E3 4RH), 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 Metropolis Plaza area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bow Common Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tony Cannell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tony Cannell Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tony Cannell Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences British Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime British Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs British Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs British Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tony Cannell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mile End Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Southern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mile End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mile End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mile End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Tress Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mile End Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tony Cannell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Clements Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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