Crime Rates at Canton Street, London, E14 6EP

Canton Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canton Street (E14 6EP) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Lansbury average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canton Street (E14 6EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stainsby Road, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Mills Way (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.