Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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

Jamestown Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 693 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 2DD) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (106.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jamestown Way (E14 2DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oregano Drive, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jamestown Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Newport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Newport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime John Smith Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East India Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paul Julius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1263
Apr 2026Other theft Paul Julius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1263
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1263 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leamouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leamouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Julius Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Julius Close

Data Sources

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