Total Crime Rate

374.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 374.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Burglary 30.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pepper Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 92nd 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 Pepper Street (E14 9RB) in the last 12 months was 374.6 per 1,000 residents and was 253.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1725.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pepper Street (E14 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Millharbour. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pepper Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starboard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Exchange Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limeharbour Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Exchange Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Exchange Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Exchange Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Exchange Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Exchange Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Exchange Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbour Exchange Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbour Exchange Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harbour Exchange Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harbour Exchange Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harbour Exchange Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harbour Exchange Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossharbour —
Apr 2026Burglary South Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hickin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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