Total Crime Rate

404.2 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 404.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Other theft 44.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.1 7/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Blackwall Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 77th 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 Blackwall Way (E14 9GB) in the last 12 months was 404.2 per 1,000 residents and was 325.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 255.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwall Way (E14 9GB), the main crime hotspot is near East India. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blackwall Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order East India Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East India Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Smith Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pilgrims Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Benledi Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Benledi Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Catkin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catkin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catkin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valencia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valencia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valencia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valencia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valencia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valencia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Valencia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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