Total Crime Rate

383.9 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 383.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.8 10/10
  • Drugs 51.6 10/10
  • Burglary 35.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Westferry 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.

Crime Over Time in Westferry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandlers Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Manilla Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havannah Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havannah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havannah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havannah Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havannah Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Manilla Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heron Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manilla Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Quays —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Manilla Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moiety Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheval Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheval Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheval Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheval Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Janet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Janet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Quays Under investigation

Data Sources

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