Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 72.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wheat Sheaf Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheat Sheaf Close (E14 9UY) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheat Sheaf Close (E14 9UY), the main crime hotspot is near Muirfield Crescent. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheat Sheaf Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starboard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ambassador Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheat Sheaf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheat Sheaf Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesperus Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taeping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taeping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taeping Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thermopylae Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thermopylae Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesperus Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street —
Apr 2026Public order Epping Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starboard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwich View Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muirfield Crescent —
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Data Sources

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