Crime Rate in Canary Wharf, ward

Canary Wharf has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 474th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 106th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Canary Wharf in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Tower Hamlets district average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Canary Wharf’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 838 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -36.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 78.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,150 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Canary Wharf ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Canary Wharf. Police recorded 488 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.