Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Galbraith Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 289th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Galbraith Street (E14 3LP) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galbraith Street (E14 3LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossharbour, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbour Exchange Square (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Galbraith Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Harbour Exchange Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Galbraith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plevna Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plevna Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardale Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roffey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hickin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glengall Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Launch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strattondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galbraith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Strattondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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