Total Crime Rate
474.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manchester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 61st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (E14 3BD) in the last 12 months was 474.9 per 1,000 residents and was 399.5% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (β 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (E14 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Island Gardens Dlr. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Island Gardens Dlr | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manchester Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horseshoe Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horseshoe Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horseshoe Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Davids Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Island Gardens Dlr | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macquarie Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Macquarie Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Macquarie Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sark Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stebondale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stebondale Street | β |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Island Gardens Dlr | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Island Gardens Dlr | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Island Gardens Dlr | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Island Gardens Dlr | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Island Gardens Dlr | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horseshoe Close | β |
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