Total Crime Rate

1685.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1685.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 371.6 10/10
  • Other theft 287.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.1 10/10
  • Public order 121.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 84.5 10/10
  • Burglary 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.1 10/10
  • Drugs 47.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.2 10/10
  • Robbery 33.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hertsmere Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 6th highest crime rate of 710 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 Hertsmere Road (E14 4EF) in the last 12 months was 1685.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1673.0% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 422.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertsmere Road (E14 4EF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Hertsmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nankin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dingle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dingle Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West India Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West India Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person West India Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West India Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs West India Quay Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary West India Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stoneyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West India Quay —
Sep 2025Other theft Canada Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Poplar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canada Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canada Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canada Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canada Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Canada Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Canada Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoneyard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order North Colonnade Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 124

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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