Total Crime Rate
251.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Metropolis 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 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 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.
View Crime In Bromley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchant Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eric Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Treby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Treby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tony Cannell Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tony Cannell Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tony Cannell Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tony Cannell Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southern Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eric Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eric Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eric Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredegar Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Maritime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maritime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coborn Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coborn Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coborn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harley Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tredegar Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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