Total Crime Rate
274.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Admirals Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Blackwall & Cubitt Town , and the 157th highest crime rate of 710 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 9XU) in the last 12 months was 274.5 per 1,000 residents and was 188.7% higher than the Blackwall & Cubitt Town average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Admirals Way (E14 9XU), the main crime hotspot is near Canary Wharf. Police recorded 488 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strafford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Canary Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Canary Wharf | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Quays | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Quays | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canary Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canary Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canary Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canary Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canary Wharf | Local resolution |
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