Total Crime Rate
295.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westferry Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 142nd 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 Westferry Road (E14 3RY) in the last 12 months was 295.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% higher than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westferry Road (E14 3RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epping Close, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Island Gardens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arnhem Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torres Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mast House Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mast House Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Epping Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torres Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Torres Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britannia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inglewood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inglewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claire Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Old Bellgate Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bellgate Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crews Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
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