Total Crime Rate

185.2 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 185.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Jamestown Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 262nd 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 Jamestown Way (E14 2DE) in the last 12 months was 185.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jamestown Way (E14 2DE), 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.

Crime Over Time in Jamestown Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Smith Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order East India Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East India Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary East India Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pilgrims Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East India
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemary Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oregano Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oregano Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oregano Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oregano Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A1263 Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.