Total Crime Rate
724.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mellish 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strafford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mellish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanterns Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lanterns Way | 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 | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mellish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Starboard Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mellish Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mellish Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mellish Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiller Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiller Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Millwall Dock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanterns Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Starboard Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheval Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millharbour | 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 |
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