Total Crime Rate
288.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nellie Cressall Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 145th 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 Nellie Cressall Way (E3 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 288.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% higher than the Bromley North average (154.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nellie Cressall Way (E3 4RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B140, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgess Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nellie Cressall Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B140 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B140 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joseph Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Geoffrey Chaucer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wager Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Julia Scurr Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Julia Scurr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgess Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Paul'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Julia Scurr Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weatherley Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Julia Scurr Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Julia Scurr Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Maritime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maritime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baythorne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baythorne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thomas Road | Under investigation |
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