Total Crime Rate

425.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.2 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 425.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.6 10/10
  • Burglary 54.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Drugs 38.7 10/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westferry Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 77th 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 Westferry Road (E14 8LR) in the last 12 months was 425.8 per 1,000 residents and was 301.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 174.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 207.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westferry Road (E14 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near Manilla Street. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westferry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hutching'S 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Quays —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Quays —
Apr 2026Burglary Heron Quays Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heron Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heron Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byng Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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