Crime Rates at South Quay Square, London, E14 9RU

South Quay Square area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Quay Square (E14 9RU) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (106.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Quay Square (E14 9RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 297 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millharbour (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.