Total Crime Rate

2968.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

714.9 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 2968.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 769.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 714.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 656.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 495.5 10/10
  • Other theft 373.3 10/10
  • Public order 169.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 153.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.9 10/10
  • Drugs 76.9 10/10
  • Burglary 72.4 10/10
  • Robbery 40.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.9 10/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
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

Admirals Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 3rd 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 Admirals Way (E14 9UD) in the last 12 months was 2968.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2697.9% 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 Shoplifting with 340 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 316 (≈ 714.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Admirals Way (E14 9UD), the main crime hotspot is near Canary Wharf. Police recorded 516 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Canary Wharf

Crime Over Time in Admirals Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/178)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malabar Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lighterman'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dockyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dockyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lighterman'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lighterman'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lighterman'S Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Lighterman'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lighterman'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lighterman'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dockyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dockyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dockyard Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbour Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canary Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canary Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canary Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canary Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canary Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canary Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canary Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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