Total Crime Rate
520.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Province Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 50th highest crime rate of 710 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 Province Square (E14 9DW) in the last 12 months was 520.2 per 1,000 residents and was 447.1% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 271.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Province Square (E14 9DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aspen Way, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biscayne Avenue (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robin Hood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baffin Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aspen Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aspen Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Aspen Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestage Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biscayne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Naval Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Naval Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Naval Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Naval Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Julius Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paul Julius Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul Julius Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paul Julius Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aspen Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biscayne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge House Quay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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