Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 153.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newby Place area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 311th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newby Place (E14 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newby Place (E14 0EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Aspen Way. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newby Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smythe Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harrow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Harrow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Willis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smythe Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smythe Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finchs Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finchs Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simpson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woolmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woolmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1261 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolmore Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Aspen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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