Total Crime Rate
74.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitwell Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitwell Road (E13 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitwell Road (E13 8BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sewell Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterton Terrace (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gentry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chargeable Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balaam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Balaam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gentry Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kelland Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Meredith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meredith Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grant Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grant Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kelland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sewell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chesterton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warehome Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warehome Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warehome Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jellicoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jellicoe Road | Under investigation |
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