Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 117.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Severnake Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 297th 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 Severnake Close (E14 9WE) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severnake Close (E14 9WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epping Close, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Severnake Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mast House Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mast House Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Epping Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torres Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Close 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 2026Theft from the person Wheat Sheaf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheat Sheaf Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mellish Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Bellgate Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bellgate Wharf Under investigation

Data Sources

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