Total Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 26.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burrells Wharf Square area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Burrells Wharf Square (E14 3TA) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burrells Wharf Square (E14 3TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Torres Square, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wynan Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burrells Wharf Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mast House Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Langbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesperus Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ambassador Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesperus Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torres Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mast House Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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