Total Crime Rate

724.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 724.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 275.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 231.9 10/10
  • Drugs 58.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Robbery 14.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mellish Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 29th 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 Mellish Street (E14 8PH) in the last 12 months was 724.6 per 1,000 residents and was 329.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 304.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mellish Street (E14 8PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Admirals Way, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millharbour (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mellish Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strafford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mellish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lanterns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lanterns Way 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mellish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Starboard Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellish Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellish Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellish Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiller Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiller Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millwall Dock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanterns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Starboard Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheval Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millharbour Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muirfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muirfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muirfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Muirfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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