Total Crime Rate
270.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westferry Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 162nd 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 Westferry Road (E14 3ED) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westferry Road (E14 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epping Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crews Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheval Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Caravel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caravel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Bellgate Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheval Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheval Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheval Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnhem Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Millwall Dock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charnwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inglewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inglewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caravel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arnhem Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mast House Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crews Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Claude Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferguson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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