Total Crime Rate
129.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newport Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 328th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Avenue (E14 2EA) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (106.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newport Avenue (E14 2EA), 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.
View Crime In Blackwall & Cubitt Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutmeg Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East India | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clove Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clove Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clove Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Naval Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Naval Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Julius Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Julius Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paul Julius Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paul Julius Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | East India | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | John Smith Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clove Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | John Smith Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | John Smith Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamestown Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newport Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newport Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newport Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newport Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newport Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clove Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Newport Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clove Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oregano Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clove Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valencia Close | Under investigation |
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