Crime Rate in Canning Town South, ward

Canning Town South has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 300th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 71st highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Canning Town South in the last 12 months was 197.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher than the Newham district average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Canning Town South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 69.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 403 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Canning Town South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bus/Coach Station, with 231 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Canning Town Bus Station (42 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.