Total Crime Rate

216.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 216.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • 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

Abbey Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 154th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Street (E13 8DT) in the last 12 months was 216.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -2.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (E13 8DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warehome Mews, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dongola Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dongola Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jutland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jutland Road
Apr 2026Drugs Jellicoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boyce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jellicoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warehome Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warehome Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warehome Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warehome Mews
Apr 2026Burglary Balaam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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