Total Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cahir Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cahir Street (E14 3QT) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Canary Wharf average (168.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cahir Street (E14 3QT), the main crime hotspot is near Epping Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thames Circle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telegraph Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Torres Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Torres Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Torres Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Napier Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mercator Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mercator Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cahir Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbinger Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torres Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burrells Wharf Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ambassador Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ambassador Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindrift Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thermopylae Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inglewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheat Sheaf Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torres Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inglewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Circle | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masthouse Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Epping Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Epping Close | β |
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