Total Crime Rate
291.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hertsmere Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 141st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hertsmere Road (E14 4AF) in the last 12 months was 291.2 per 1,000 residents and was 206.3% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hertsmere Road (E14 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Canary Wharf. Police recorded 459 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nankin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kemps Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ming Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kemps Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Canary Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Canary Wharf | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pennyfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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