Total Crime Rate

177.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 177.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Indescon Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 275th highest 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 Indescon Square (E14 9DR) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malabar Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mastmaker Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dockyard Lane Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Admirals Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lighterman'S Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Admirals Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dockyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lighterman'S Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Byng Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Wall β€”
Apr 2026Public order South Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Quay Under investigation

Data Sources

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