Total Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 108.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meridian Place area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 268th lowest 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 Meridian Place (E14 9FE) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meridian Place (E14 9FE), the main crime hotspot is near Harbour Exchange Square. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meridian Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary South Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A1206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1206 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A1206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chipka Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovegrove Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chipka Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aste Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aste Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1206 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lovegrove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skylines Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roserton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roffey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardale Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plevna Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Plevna Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Galbraith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galbraith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roserton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovegrove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roserton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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