Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rotterdam Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Rotterdam Drive (E14 3JA) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (106.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotterdam Drive (E14 3JA), 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 Rotterdam Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strattondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery River Barge 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 2026Theft from the person Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Olliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary River Barge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leerdam Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seyssel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sextant Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sextant Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blyth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blyth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Apr 2026Public order New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ovex Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Friars Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Strattondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ovex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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