Total Crime Rate

461.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 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 461.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 62.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Other theft 41.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 41.5 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Blackwall Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 70th 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 Blackwall Way (E14 9GB) in the last 12 months was 461.1 per 1,000 residents and was 334.7% 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 Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwall Way (E14 9GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oregano Drive, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valencia Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwall Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutmeg Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person East India 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Clove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Naval Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Naval Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Julius Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Julius Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Paul Julius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paul Julius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East India Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Clove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime John Smith Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Newport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Newport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Newport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leamouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Village Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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