Total Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burrells 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.
View Crime In Island Gardens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mast House Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Langbourne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesperus Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ambassador Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbinger Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbinger Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hesperus Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britannia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Torres Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torres Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torres Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mast House Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
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