Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitwell 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Whitwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Barking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gentry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chargeable Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Warmington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warmington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Balaam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Balaam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gentry Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Kelland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meredith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meredith Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grant Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grant Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kelland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sewell Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Chesterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warehome Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warehome Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warehome Mews β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Jellicoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jellicoe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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