Total Crime Rate

440.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 440.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 198.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Drugs 59.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.0 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selsdon 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.

Crime Over Time in Selsdon Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Launch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Ferry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsdon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —

Data Sources

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