Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Canada Square area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canada Square (E14 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (106.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canada Square (E14 5NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 214 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsh Wall (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canada Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order South Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bank Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canada Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canada Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canada Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canada Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canada Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Marsh Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsh Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marsh Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsh Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Wall —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Wall —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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