Total Crime Rate
324.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alpha 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandlers Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westferry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westferry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lighterman'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lighterman'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dockyard Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mastmaker Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Admirals Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Admirals Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Caravel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moiety Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caravel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mellish Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanterns Way | Under investigation |
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