Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 139.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knighthead Point area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 346th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knighthead Point (E14 8SS) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighthead Point (E14 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Manilla Street. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knighthead Point area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Arnhem Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lanterns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cuba Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cuba Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cuba Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strafford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanterns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lanterns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lanterns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanterns Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanterns Way
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cassilis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cassilis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cuba Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manilla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manilla Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manilla Street

Data Sources

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