Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Westferry Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Westferry Road (E14 3AG) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westferry Road (E14 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Torres Square, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sark Mews (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westferry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taeping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockesfield Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sark Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sark Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sark Mews
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thermopylae Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thermopylae Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Langbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taeping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taeping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macquarie Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesperus Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ambassador Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torres Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesperus Crescent

Data Sources

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