Total Crime Rate

305.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 305.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Burglary 40.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aste Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 130th highest crime rate of 710 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 305.1 per 1,000 residents and was 220.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 115.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aste Street (E14 3NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Crossharbour. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aste Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Launch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Glengall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Galbraith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ovex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ovex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street
Sep 2025Robbery Roserton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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