Total Crime Rate

386.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 386.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Drugs 52.9 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 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

Blackwall Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 87th 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 Blackwall Way (E14 9QS) in the last 12 months was 386.3 per 1,000 residents and was 306.3% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwall Way (E14 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near East India. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blackwall Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Smith Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portree Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Newport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East India Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pilgrims Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Catkin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catkin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catkin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lanrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portree Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portree Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Smith Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East India Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemary Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oregano Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oregano Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oregano Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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