Total Crime Rate
185.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jamestown 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 2DF) 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 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Hope Street. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oregano Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Under investigation |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | John Smith Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Smith Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Smith Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamestown Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East India | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East India | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East India | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leamouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East India | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oregano Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oregano Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oregano Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oregano Drive | Under investigation |
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