Crime Rates at South Quay Square, London, E14 9LT

South Quay Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 3rd 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 South Quay Square (E14 9LT) in the last 12 months was 3043.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3100.5% 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 Shoplifting with 332 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 350 (≈ 791.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Quay Square (E14 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Canary Wharf. Police recorded 488 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.