Total Crime Rate

723.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 723.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.5 10/10
  • Other theft 146.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.3 9/10
  • Public order 67.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 45.2 10/10
  • Burglary 39.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 21st 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 Western Gateway (E16 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 723.2 per 1,000 residents and was 287.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , 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 47 (≈ 265.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Western Gateway (E16 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Western Gateway. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Western Gateway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzwilliam Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seagull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seagull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seagull Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Adamson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mandela Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tom Jenkinson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southey Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Coolfin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seagull Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Wesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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