Total Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 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 33.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Telegraph Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 34th 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 Telegraph Place (E14 9XA) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Telegraph Place (E14 9XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epping Close, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inglewood Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Telegraph Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwich View Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheat Sheaf Close Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Ambassador Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesperus Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesperus Crescent 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheat Sheaf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torres Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Public order Mast House Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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