Total Crime Rate
440.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selsdon Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 67th 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 Selsdon Way (E14 9GR) in the last 12 months was 440.9 per 1,000 residents and was 363.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selsdon Way (E14 9GR), the main crime hotspot is near Crossharbour. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telegraph Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossharbour | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Launch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossharbour | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Ferry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selsdon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossharbour | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossharbour | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossharbour | — |
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