Total Crime Rate
179.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manchester Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 270th highest crime rate of 710 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 Manchester Road (E14 3PB) in the last 12 months was 179.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% 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 Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (E14 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near New Union Close. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galbraith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galbraith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galbraith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galbraith Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strattondale Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strattondale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strattondale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marshfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marshfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Roserton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stewart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stewart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stewart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ovex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ovex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rotterdam Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Union Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | River Barge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Barge Close | Under investigation |
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