Total Crime Rate
90.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jamestown Way area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 222nd lowest 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 Jamestown Way (E14 2DB) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -48.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jamestown Way (E14 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near East India. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | John Smith Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East India | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East India | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East India | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East India | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East India | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East India | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East India | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East India | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Smith Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul Julius Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamestown Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newport Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newport Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pilgrims Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Smith Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paul Julius Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosemary Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paul Julius Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oregano Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oregano Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oregano Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oregano Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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