Total Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.0 1/10
  • Robbery 1.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Harbour 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harbour Exchange Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chipka Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylines Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skylines Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skylines Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Skylines Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skylines
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limeharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galbraith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Galbraith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plevna Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plevna Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardale Street

Data Sources

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