Total Crime Rate
101.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gainsborough Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 762 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 Gainsborough Road (E15 3AG) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Road (E15 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Memorial Avenue, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Verbena Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Exning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilda Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teasel Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Memorial Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Memorial Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Memorial Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Celandine Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Germander Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teasel Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teasel Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Springfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ladysmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladysmith Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Addington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pretoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mafeking Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Protea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valerian Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Verbena Close | Under investigation |
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