Total Crime Rate

370.4 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 370.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 190.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Other crime 21.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 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 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 62nd 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 1BH) in the last 12 months was 370.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 338.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seagull Lane (E16 1BH), 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 2025Possession of weapons Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Western Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Munday Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boreham Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Boreham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boreham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boreham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martindale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seagull Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seagull Lane —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Victoria Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Gateway Under investigation
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 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road —

Data Sources

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