Total Crime Rate

396.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 396.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.5 10/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Drugs 36.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Byng Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 86th 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 Byng Street (E14 8LP) in the last 12 months was 396.7 per 1,000 residents and was 127.9% higher than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 139.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byng Street (E14 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Admirals Way, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manilla Street (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Byng Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hutching'S Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heron Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heron Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heron Quays Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Quays
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Quays
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Quays
Apr 2026Robbery Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manilla Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manilla Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Quays
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mastmaker Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dockyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dockyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dockyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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