Total Crime Rate

185.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 185.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Boardwalk Place area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 257th highest crime rate of 693 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 Boardwalk Place (E14 5SG) in the last 12 months was 185.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (106.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boardwalk Place (E14 5SG), the main crime hotspot is near Aspen Way. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boardwalk Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1261 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aspen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Baffin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baffin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baffin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gaselee Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gaselee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscayne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biscayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Biscayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Biscayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Biscayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yabsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South West India Dock Entrance —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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