Total Crime Rate
292.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westferry Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 139th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westferry Road (E14 8JT) in the last 12 months was 292.2 per 1,000 residents and was 207.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 118.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westferry Road (E14 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near Manilla Street. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manilla Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manilla Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manilla Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manilla Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manilla Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manilla Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manilla Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manilla Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manilla Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manilla Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manilla Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heron Quays | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byng Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byng Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Byng Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Quays | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Quays | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Quays | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heron Quays | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havannah Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Havannah Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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