Total Crime Rate
206.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairmont Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 231st 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 Fairmont Avenue (E14 9PA) in the last 12 months was 206.8 per 1,000 residents and was 117.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairmont Avenue (E14 9PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aspen Way, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biscayne Avenue (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge House Quay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Naval Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baffin Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestage Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biscayne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Naval Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Naval Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Naval Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Julius Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paul Julius Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paul Julius Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul Julius Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | John Smith Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Smith Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Smith Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biscayne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Aspen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Aspen Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Lawrence Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yabsley Street | — |
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