Total Crime Rate

221.4 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 221.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Indescon Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 210th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Indescon Square (E14 9DR) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% higher than the Canary Wharf average (168.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Indescon Square (E14 9DR), 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 Indescon Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havannah Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mellish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanterns Way Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences South Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Wall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Wall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Wall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Starboard Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starboard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millharbour Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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