Total Crime Rate
324.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Starboard Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 117th 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 Starboard Way (E14 8PE) in the last 12 months was 324.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% higher than the Canary Wharf average (168.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Starboard Way (E14 8PE), the main crime hotspot is near Millharbour. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 69 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 | Telegraph Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanterns Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Millharbour | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheat Sheaf Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Starboard Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Starboard Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Starboard Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Starboard Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanterns Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lanterns Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Millharbour | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cassilis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cassilis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inglewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inglewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellish Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Millharbour | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Millharbour | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mellish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Muirfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muirfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muirfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muirfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Muirfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Muirfield Crescent | Under investigation |
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