Crime Rates at Cotton Street, London, E14 0FQ

Cotton Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 59th 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 Cotton Street (E14 0FQ) in the last 12 months was 477.9 per 1,000 residents and was 402.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 154.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Street (E14 0FQ), 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.