Total Crime Rate

338.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 338.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 134.4 10/10
  • Drugs 91.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Selsdon Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 111th 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 Selsdon Way (E14 9GL) in the last 12 months was 338.7 per 1,000 residents and was 219.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selsdon Way (E14 9GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossharbour, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbour Exchange Square (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selsdon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roffey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Strattondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strattondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hickin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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