Total Crime Rate
214.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 160th 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 King Street (E13 8DB) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (E13 8DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warehome Mews, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upland Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plaistow West & Canning Town East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warehome Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ingal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morse Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jutland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jutland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jutland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jutland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenons Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kildare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayday Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenons Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Warehome Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chargeable Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boyce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Falcon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chenappa Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chenappa Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitwell Road | Under investigation |
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