Crime Rates at Blackwall Way, London, E14 9QS

Blackwall Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 68th highest crime rate of 693 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 466.7 per 1,000 residents and was 339.9% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwall Way (E14 9QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oregano Drive, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.