Total Crime Rate

474.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.1 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 474.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.2 10/10
  • Drugs 51.3 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 35.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prestons Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 66th 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 Prestons Road (E14 9EX) in the last 12 months was 474.4 per 1,000 residents and was 347.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 378.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prestons Road (E14 9EX), 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 Prestons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aspen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woolmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmore Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oliphant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliphant Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bazely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ditchburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs St Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Biscayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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