Crime Rate in Canning Town North, ward

Canning Town North has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 353rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 83rd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Canning Town North in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Canning Town North’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 511 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 697 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Canning Town North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.