Total Crime Rate

327.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 327.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.0 10/10
  • Drugs 62.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Burglary 36.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mellish Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 119th 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 Mellish Street (E14 8PN) in the last 12 months was 327.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% higher than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (β‰ˆ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mellish Street (E14 8PN), the main crime hotspot is near Millharbour. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mellish Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheval Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admirals Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dockyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dockyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dockyard Lane β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mastmaker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mastmaker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mastmaker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mastmaker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mastmaker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mastmaker Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mastmaker Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Admirals Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dockyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admirals Way β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dockyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lighterman'S Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pan Peninsula Square β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Marsh Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsh Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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