Total Crime Rate
327.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
127.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mellish 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Canary Wharf| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheval Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dockyard Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Dockyard Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dockyard Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mastmaker Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mastmaker Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mastmaker Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mastmaker Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mastmaker Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mastmaker Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mastmaker Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Admirals Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dockyard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Admirals Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dockyard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lighterman'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pepper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pan Peninsula Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marsh Wall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marsh Wall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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