Crime Rates at Aste Street, London, E14 3NJ

Aste Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 93rd 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 Aste Street (E14 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 374.2 per 1,000 residents and was 252.7% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aste Street (E14 3NJ), 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.