Crime Rates at King Street, London, E13 8DX

King Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 148th highest crime rate of 762 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 8DX) in the last 12 months was 209.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (E13 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Columbia Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luton Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.