Total Crime Rate
1685.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Quay Place 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 North Quay Place (E14 5GQ) 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 North Quay Place (E14 5GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Canary Wharf. Police recorded 488 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malam Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Colonnade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Colonnade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Colonnade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Colonnade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Colonnade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | South Colonnade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneyard Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoneyard Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stoneyard Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canada Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Poplar | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Poplar | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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