Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 133.6 9/10
  • Drugs 47.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ironmongers Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Canary Wharf , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ironmongers Place (E14 9YD) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Canary Wharf average (174.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ironmongers Place (E14 9YD), 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 Ironmongers Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close 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 2026Vehicle crime Ambassador Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Public order Epping Close Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Crews Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crews Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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