Crime Rates at Hertsmere Road, London, E14 4EG

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 4EG) 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 4EG), 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.