Total Crime Rate

349.0 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 349.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.8 10/10
  • Drugs 52.1 10/10
  • Other theft 52.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.6 10/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Seagull Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 68th 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 Seagull Lane (E16 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 349.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seagull Lane (E16 1AZ), 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 Seagull Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tallis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mandela Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Adamson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tallis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seagull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Custom House
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Custom House Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coolfin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Custom House Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Custom House Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Avenue
Sep 2025Theft from the person Victoria Dock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southey Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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