Total Crime Rate

122.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 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 122.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lancaster Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 314th lowest 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 Lancaster Drive (E14 9PT) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Drive (E14 9PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1206, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lovegrove Walk (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yabsley Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge House Quay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldharbour —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleana Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yabsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yabsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yabsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yabsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yabsley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yabsley Street —
Apr 2026Burglary South West India Dock Entrance Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Yabsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yabsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yabsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baffin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baffin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gaselee Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gaselee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South West India Dock Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baffin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South West India Dock Entrance —
Apr 2026Burglary A1206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovegrove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boardwalk Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boardwalk Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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