Total Crime Rate

1115.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1115.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 677.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 84.1 10/10
  • Other theft 75.2 10/10
  • Robbery 62.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 14th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

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 London Road (E13 0DX) in the last 12 months was 1115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 507.7% higher than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 194.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (E13 0DX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brook'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stride Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reindeer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reindeer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dimsdale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimsdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emma Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fothergill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greenwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Greenwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Fothergill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beardsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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