Total Crime Rate

416.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 416.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.9 10/10
  • Other theft 63.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Province Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 80th highest crime rate of 693 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 416.2 per 1,000 residents and was 292.3% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (106.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 208.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Province Square (E14 9DW), the main crime hotspot is near Aspen Way. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Province Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Biscayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baffin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baffin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gaselee Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gaselee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ditchburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ditchburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ditchburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ditchburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Ditchburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Biscayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Biscayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biscayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robin Hood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscayne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paul Julius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paul Julius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Julius Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Julius Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Naval Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Naval Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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