Total Crime Rate

308.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 308.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Other theft 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manchester Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 136th highest crime rate of 693 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 3HB) in the last 12 months was 308.8 per 1,000 residents and was 191.0% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (106.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (E14 3HB), the main crime hotspot is near New Union Close. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chipka Street —
Apr 2026Drugs New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ovex Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ovex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amsterdam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Amsterdam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Union Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Union Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Union Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street —
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leerdam Drive —
Apr 2026Robbery River Barge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary River Barge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Olliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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