Crime Rates at Launch Street, London, E14 3LU

Launch Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 261st highest crime rate of 693 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 3LU) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launch Street (E14 3LU), 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.