Total Crime Rate

270.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 270.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westferry Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 162nd 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 Westferry Road (E14 3QA) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Canary Wharf average (168.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westferry Road (E14 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epping Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caravel Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Westferry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Crews Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Caravel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Torres Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torres Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Torres Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnhem Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caravel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torres Square β€”
Sep 2025Public order Caravel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Bellgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millwall Dock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charnwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Inglewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torres Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mast House Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Claude Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferguson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crews Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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