Total Crime Rate
383.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westferry Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 88th 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 Westferry Road (E14 8LS) in the last 12 months was 383.9 per 1,000 residents and was 303.7% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 407.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westferry Road (E14 8LS), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandlers Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Havannah Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havannah Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havannah Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manilla Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heron Quays | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manilla Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heron Quays | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Quays | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manilla Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moiety Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheval Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheval Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheval Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheval Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Janet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Janet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Janet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westferry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Quays | Under investigation |
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