Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitwell Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 745 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 8DA) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitwell Road (E13 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warehome Mews, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Second Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warehome Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gentry Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warehome Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Warehome Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warehome Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jellicoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Jellicoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grant Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boyce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Turnstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Philip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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