Crime Rate in Canning Town South, ward

Canning Town South has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Newham district and the 244th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 57th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Canning Town South in the last 12 months was 215.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% higher than the Newham district average (139.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Canning Town South’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 406 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 410 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Canning Town South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 450 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.