Crime Rates at Launch Street, London, E14 3LT

Launch Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 294th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Launch Street (E14 3LT) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launch Street (E14 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossharbour (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.