Total Crime Rate

251.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Metropolis Plaza 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 Metropolis Plaza (E3 4RH) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Metropolis Plaza (E3 4RH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Metropolis Plaza area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eric Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Treby Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Treby Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tony Cannell Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tony Cannell Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tony Cannell Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tony Cannell Mews β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Southern Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eric Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Eric Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eric Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maritime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maritime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maritime Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coborn Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Coborn Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Coborn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harley Grove β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tredegar Square β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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