Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 54.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.0 1/10
  • Other crime 1.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harbour Exchange Square area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harbour Exchange Square (E14 9GE) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 272.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour Exchange Square (E14 9GE), the main crime hotspot is near Marsh Wall. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Harbour Exchange Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pan Peninsula Square β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chipka Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawn House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chipka Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Aste Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skylines Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skylines Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skylines Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skylines Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Skylines Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skylines β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skylines β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsdon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galbraith Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galbraith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Galbraith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Galbraith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Glengall Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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