Total Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hesperus 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Canary Wharf| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Undine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Undine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheat Sheaf Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockesfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lockesfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockesfield Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindrift Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sark Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Napier Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Davids Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mercator Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cahir Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telegraph Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mercator Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thermopylae Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ambassador Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Macquarie Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Macquarie Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macquarie Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ambassador Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burrells Wharf Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Undine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbinger Road | β |
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