Total Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manchester Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 14th 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 Manchester Road (E14 3GL) in the last 12 months was 16.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (E14 3GL), the main crime hotspot is near New Union Close. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Schooner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengarnock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rotterdam Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Union Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glengarnock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glengarnock Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glengarnock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengarnock Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengarnock Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsonage Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seyssel Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seyssel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Olliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Schooner Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Schooner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glengarnock Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mariners Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blyth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mariners Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenaffric Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenaffric Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glenaffric Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glenaffric Avenue | Under investigation |
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