Total Crime Rate

37666.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 37666.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18333.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11666.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4000.0 10/10
  • Public order 4000.0 10/10
  • Burglary 2666.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 2666.7 10/10
  • Other theft 2333.3 10/10
  • Other crime 2000.0 10/10
  • Robbery 2000.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 2000.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1333.3 10/10
  • Drugs 1000.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1000.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 666.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 333.3 10/10
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 highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 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 Harbour Exchange Square (E14 9HE) in the last 12 months was 37666.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35404.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 18333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour Exchange Square (E14 9HE), 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 Muirfield Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chipka Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chipka Street
Apr 2026Other theft Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Skylines Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crossharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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