Total Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harbour Exchange Square area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 693 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 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harbour Exchange Square (E14 9GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossharbour, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsh Wall (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackwall & Cubitt Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pepper Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawn House Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chipka Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chipka Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aste Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aste Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skylines | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossharbour | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Skylines | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Skylines | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Skylines | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylines | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Limeharbour | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossharbour | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossharbour | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galbraith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Galbraith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Plevna Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plevna Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardale Street | — |
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