Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.0 1/10
  • Other crime 1.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Harbour Exchange Square area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 710 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 9HF) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 272.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour Exchange Square (E14 9HF), the main crime hotspot is near Millharbour. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Harbour Exchange Square area

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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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