Crime Rates at Water Lane, London, E15 4LU

Water Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Maryland , and the 366th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

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 Water Lane (E15 4LU) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Maryland average (178.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Water Lane (E15 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Litchfield Avenue. Police recorded 783 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.