Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • 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

Houlton Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houlton Place (E3 4TW) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Bromley North average (165.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houlton Place (E3 4TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhondda Grove, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portia Way (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Houlton Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences British Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lawton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pembroke Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pembroke Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maritime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rhondda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wager Street

Data Sources

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