Total Crime Rate

292.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 292.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Westferry Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 145th 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 8NU) in the last 12 months was 292.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 97.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westferry Road (E14 8NU), 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 (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Arnhem Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbridge Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tiller Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mellish Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Mellish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mellish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cassilis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cassilis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbridge Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strafford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manilla Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manilla Street —
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 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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