Total Crime Rate

299.6 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 299.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 136th 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 8NT) in the last 12 months was 299.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% higher than the Canary Wharf average (168.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 304.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westferry Road (E14 8NT), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hutching'S Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Janet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Bellgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Caravel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Caravel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Caravel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheval Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moiety Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westferry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnhem Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Janet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheval Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mellish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cassilis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cassilis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellish Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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