Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 38.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hesperus Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hesperus Crescent (E14 3AD) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Canary Wharf average (168.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesperus Crescent (E14 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lockesfield Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sark Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hesperus Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Undine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Undine Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheat Sheaf Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockesfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lockesfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockesfield Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindrift Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sark Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Davids Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mercator Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cahir Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercator Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thermopylae Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ambassador Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Macquarie Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Macquarie Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macquarie Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ambassador Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burrells Wharf Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Undine Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbinger Road β€”

Data Sources

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