Total Crime Rate
324.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pepper Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 117th 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 Pepper Street (E14 9RP) in the last 12 months was 324.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% higher than the Canary Wharf average (168.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pepper Street (E14 9RP), the main crime hotspot is near Millharbour. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dockyard Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cassilis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harbour Exchange Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cassilis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lanterns Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harbour Exchange Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanterns Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanterns Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Starboard Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Starboard Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Starboard Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Starboard Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Millharbour | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harbour Exchange Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Harbour Exchange Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Millharbour | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marsh Wall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Wall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marsh Wall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Marsh Wall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marsh Wall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marsh Wall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marsh Wall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marsh Wall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harbour Exchange Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marsh Wall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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