Total Crime Rate

520.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 520.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.0 10/10
  • Other theft 92.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Province 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.

Crime Over Time in Province Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baffin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aspen Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Aspen Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Aspen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestage Way
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestage Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscayne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Naval Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Naval Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Naval Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Naval Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Julius Close
Sep 2025Other theft Paul Julius Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paul Julius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Paul Julius Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aspen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscayne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge House Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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