Total Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westferry Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 84th 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 Westferry Road (E14 3AG) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westferry Road (E14 3AG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Napier Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mercator Place | β |
| 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 | Harbinger Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burrells Wharf Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ambassador Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ambassador Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindrift Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thermopylae Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sark Mews | 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 | Bicycle theft | St Davids Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockesfield Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Torres Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Torres Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Torres Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torres Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torres Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lockesfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockesfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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