Total Crime Rate

218.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 218.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 62.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Ashton Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 227th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashton Street (E14 9PP) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 106.2% 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 Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Street (E14 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Aspen Way. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woolmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmore Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oliphant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliphant Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cotton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bazely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bazely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bazely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bazely Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aspen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountague Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ditchburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Naval Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Naval Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clove Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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