Total Crime Rate

508.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 508.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 67.0 10/10
  • Drugs 55.9 10/10
  • Public order 55.9 10/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ovex Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 57th 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 Ovex Close (E14 3PP) in the last 12 months was 508.4 per 1,000 residents and was 379.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 189.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ovex Close (E14 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near New Union Close. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ovex Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chipka Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Union Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ovex Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ovex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amsterdam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Amsterdam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Union Close —
Apr 2026Burglary New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roserton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Union Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leerdam Drive —
Apr 2026Robbery River Barge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary River Barge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street —
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roserton Street —
Apr 2026Burglary South West India Dock Entrance Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roserton Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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