Total Crime Rate

324.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 324.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alpha Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 119th 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 Alpha Grove (E14 8LH) in the last 12 months was 324.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% higher than the Canary Wharf average (168.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alpha Grove (E14 8LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Admirals Way, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manilla Street (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alpha Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandlers Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westferry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lighterman'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lighterman'S Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Dockyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mastmaker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Admirals Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Admirals Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Caravel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admirals Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admirals Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admirals Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admirals Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moiety Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caravel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellish Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanterns Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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