Total Crime Rate
249.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025East Ferry Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 177th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around East Ferry Road (E14 3BT) in the last 12 months was 249.0 per 1,000 residents and was 161.9% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Ferry Road (E14 3BT), the main crime hotspot is near Crossharbour. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Undine Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marshfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marshfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strattondale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strattondale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strattondale Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galbraith Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galbraith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galbraith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Launch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galbraith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossharbour | — |
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