Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newport 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 2EB) 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 2EB), 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 Newport Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutmeg Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East India Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Naval Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Naval Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Julius Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Julius Close
Apr 2026Other theft Paul Julius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paul Julius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime John Smith Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Newport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Newport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Newport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valencia Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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