Total Crime Rate

926.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

322.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 926.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 322.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.0 10/10
  • Other theft 203.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 113.0 10/10
  • Public order 84.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.8 9/10
  • Burglary 67.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Western Gateway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 16th highest crime rate of 745 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 Western Gateway (E16 1AE) in the last 12 months was 926.6 per 1,000 residents and was 405.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 322.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ).

In the area around Western Gateway (E16 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Fitzwilliam Mews. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Gateway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Boreham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badminton Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Keats Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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