Total Crime Rate
435.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ovex Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 69th 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 Ovex Close (E14 3PP) in the last 12 months was 435.8 per 1,000 residents and was 358.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 195.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ovex Close (E14 3PP), 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.
View Crime In Blackwall & Cubitt Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chipka Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stewart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Roserton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stewart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strattondale Street | — |
| 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 | 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 | Public order | River Barge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Barge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strattondale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ovex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galbraith Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South West India Dock Entrance | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galbraith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chipka Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawn House Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A1206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A1206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A1206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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