Total Crime Rate

240.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.3 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 240.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Friars Mead area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 195th 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 Friars Mead (E14 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 240.7 per 1,000 residents and was 126.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Mead (E14 3JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order New Union Close 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 2026Drugs New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ovex 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Leerdam Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Blyth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blyth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Amsterdam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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