Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 59.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Scott Russell Place area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scott Russell Place (E14 3TP) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Russell Place (E14 3TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Torres Square, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sark Mews (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scott Russell Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesperus Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macquarie Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sark Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sark Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thermopylae Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thermopylae Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Langbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taeping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taeping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taeping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sark Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesperus Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ambassador Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torres Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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